Coral Reef on a Glacier: An Oil Painting Fantasy

An ultra-detailed oil painting of a coral reef perched on a glacier. Thick impasto brushstrokes render bright corals in oranges, pinks, and purples, swaying among sea fans and anemones, with vibrant tropical fish darting through the scene. The glacier surface is a crystalline blue-white canvas, full of cracks, meltwater pools, and translucent ice that catches the reef's colors as if the ice were a glass frame. Sunlight filters through a thin ice sheet above, casting ribbon-like refractions and warm highlights on the reef. The composition blends surreal alpine ice with underwater life in a fusion of classic realism and dreamy impressionism, with meticulous texture, light, and color balance.