Stem, lobe, suspended leaf

A single ivy branch climbs from lower right to upper left — stem first, then a spread of lobed leaves fanning outward along the diagonal. The woody stem carries parallel lines suggesting twisted grain; each leaf holds its own shading, crosshatched across the lobes, veined from midrib to margin. Density gathers at the older growth near the base and lightens toward the younger tips. One small leaf sits detached at centre-left, the only element adrift from the continuous structure — a quiet pause in an otherwise unbroken ascent.