An Enchanted Troll in a Zen Garden

An oil painting of a gentle troll in a serene zen garden. The troll has mossy green skin, a round kind face, and wears simple, worn robes. He stands beside a raked gravel pattern, near a small koi pond and a weathered stone lantern. Surrounding bamboo, bonsai, and carefully pruned shrubs frame the scene. Soft morning light washes over the composition, creating gentle highlights on water and stone. Thick impasto brushstrokes and a warm, earthy palette—ochre, burnt sienna, olive greens, and hints of blue-gray for shadows—enhance the textured, painterly surface. The mood is calm, contemplative, and subtly whimsical, as the troll admires the garden’s patterns rather than causing mischief.