Whale in Dense Fog: An Oil Painting

An oil painting of a massive whale surfacing through dense fog on a calm sea. Thick, expressive brushstrokes and heavy impasto create textured gray-blue skin, with a pale spout and mist rising around it. A cool, desaturated palette of slate gray, ultramarine, and smoky white; edges blurred where fog blends into water. Subtle, diffused light filters through the fog from above, illuminating the whale's silhouette and suggesting vast, silent space. The horizon is barely visible, emphasizing scale, solitude, and mystery.