**“Cling: Ocean Embrace”**
Nestled beneath the shifting veil of the ocean’s surface, a quiet moment of devotion unfolds—a tender embrace, both ephemeral and eternal.
 
A cold, weathered piece of metal, perhaps a forgotten remnant of human exploration, juts from the seafloor. Once utilitarian, now repurposed by nature, it stands transformed. Around it, the ocean breathes life.
 
Bright sea anemones and soft coral polyps cling to its structure with fierce serenity. Their vivid oranges, magentas, and snowy whites glow against the steel-blue of the manmade form, like fire meeting ice. These creatures, delicate yet persistent, find home and nourishment where none was promised—flourishing in a place born not of nature, but claimed by it.
 
The underwater world sways gently, a kaleidoscope of motion and color. The background, a wash of deep purples and golden light, evokes the mystery of the deep and the soft illumination of filtered sun. Every element seems to whisper: *Even in the forgotten, life persists. Even in the artificial, connection blooms.*
 
The embrace is quiet but powerful—this symbiotic grasp, both a survival and an offering. It’s not just a clinging for support, but an entwining of stories: human and marine, metal and flesh, purpose and re-purposing.
 
Here, nothing is lost. Everything is transformed.
The original is done in Pastel. It is 12x9