"Morning Sketch"

Viewed from behind, a young woman with long loose auburn hair sits on a low stool before an upright piano, her white shift dress bare at the shoulders. A small framed picture hangs on the wall above the keyboard, and beyond her an open door leads into a shadowed hallway lit from the room's warm glow.

Rendered in soft, warm ochre and honey tones with a grainy pastel texture, the composition is quiet and spare, light spreading evenly across the walls and floorboards. The loose, blended strokes and muted palette create a still, private mood, as if catching an unguarded morning moment.