Watermelon Slices with Iced Tea

Three thick wedges of watermelon fanned across a white plate, a mason jar of dark iced tea behind them, all sitting on a red-and-white gingham cloth against a green leafy backdrop. Classic American summer staging — nothing about this design is trying to be subtle.

The reds dominate. Watermelon flesh, gingham squares, the tea's deep amber glow — almost the whole frame is in the warm half of the wheel, with just the rind and the leafy backdrop providing green relief. The painterly stylization keeps the rendering loose, so don't get too tight; let the seeds and the gingham checks read as patterns rather than precise objects.