A Sleeping Bear on A Flower Field

This is to explore Zoran Mušič, a landscape and portrait painter with good shading and contrast (leaning toward darker tone).

Clara scrolled through her feed, a bear napping in wildflowers catching her eye. The caption: "Sweet dreams are made of this." A pang hit her - the billionaire grandson and the yacht accident - where he was and whether he slept well.

Pushing aside worry, she zoomed in. The adorable bear, powerful yet vulnerable, mirrored Ashton in her mind. An influential person who was drifted astray by the nature.

Her phone buzzed. "Yacht Crew Rescued! Dramatic Ocean Ordeal Ends Well," it blared. Relief washed over her, then turned to ice. "but billionaire Ashton remains missing, last seen drifting unconscious in a life raft."

The universe, it seemed, wasn't offering a billionaire boyfriend. It was offering a mystery.

Artists:

• Amanda Clark, a fantasy illustrator
• Leonid Afremov, an impressionist painter
• Anato Finnstark, a concept artist