Cerberus in Court: A Watercolor Trial

Within a grand neoclassical courthouse, a three-headed Cerberus sits upright in the courtroom. Painted in soft watercolor, with washes of ivory, pale blues, warm browns, and muted greens. Each head has a distinct expression: stern and watchful, curious and wary, and calm. The judge's bench looms behind, with a brass gavel, scales of justice, scrolls, and wooden benches filling the room. Tall fluted columns, arches, and stained glass windows bathe the scene in diffuse light. The painting should feel dreamlike and painterly: edges blur where colors bleed, pigment granules add texture, and the atmosphere blends myth with law. The creature exudes dignified surrealism rather than aggression, as if on trial or guarding the courtroom threshold. Overall mood: contemplative, magical, with a soft, damp-paper watercolor aesthetic.