She stares toward the horizon unblinking, her golden eyes burning with quiet intensity. The air is thick with the scent of earth and rain, but she does not move, she does not need to. Every muscle in her body hums with restrained power, every breath slow and deliberate, as if she is holding the heartbeat of the jungle. There is wisdom in her gaze, a knowing that stretches beyond the moment, beyond the wild. She is strength, she is solitude, she is the untamed spirit of the land, and in her silence, she demands both fear and reverence.

8" x 7" colored pencil and pastel on pastelmat