Whispering Sphinx in Watercolor Ruins

Watercolor painting of a regal sphinx perched among ancient ruins. A warm sandstone statue with a calm, inscrutable gaze rises from mossy stones, with crumbling columns and hieroglyphs. Surrounding vines and weathered carvings add texture. Use soft watercolor washes—ochre, peach, terracotta, and pale aquamarine—that bleed into each other with visible brushstrokes and paper grain. Diffuse golden-hour light filters through dusty air, casting long shadows on damp, mossy stones. In the background, desert dunes peek through broken arches. The scene should feel dreamy, timeless, and enigmatic, with a painterly, slightly blurred edge characteristic of watercolor.