Soft Awakening is inspired by those quiet moments when the night slowly gives way to morning. Before the day begins, when the sky shifts through soft gradients of color. I wanted to capture that feeling of stillness: the air cool, the world calm, just the early birds breaking the silence.

The piece was created with mixed media and built up in gentle layers, letting the transitions evolve naturally, like the sky itself changing without rush or effort. It holds that in-between state: not dark, not yet bright, but full of possibility. A quiet reminder that every new day starts softly.