Carved Walnut Wave Wall Relief in Warm Raking Light

A wide close view of a carved walnut wall relief of flowing interlocking waves in warm brown and honey wood tones with raking side light across the grain.

Prompt

Fit separately shaped solid-wood pieces in shallow relief, varying grain and elevation, planes blending smoothly, seams fitted; a colour boundary need not change height; no flat veneer or uninterrupted carved grain field. Resemblance in big shapes only: silhouette, proportions, large piece areas. Subjects may be re-posed to suit the style. Below fingertip scale use only wood grain and seams. Any eyes or nose are shaped pieces with one polished highlight. Grain texture shows everywhere. Eye and coat colours become distinct values; the palette cannot hold every hue. No photographic detail, crisp strands or glossy eye reflections. A wide close view of a wall sculpture of carved walnut waves, deep flowing ridges and interlocking curves in warm brown and honey wood tones, raking side light across the grain, the carved relief filling the frame edge to edge. No readable text, lettering, signs or logos anywhere; the picture fills the whole frame on its own ground with no checkerboard or transparency pattern. Palette: walnut brown, honey and amber; tactile, flowing, warm. Wide 16:9 frame.
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