An artist needs a public website to showcase artworks without relying on social media.

• Problem: an artist needs a public website to showcase artworks without relying on social media.
• Goal: present a clean gallery of artworks split into Projects and Sketches, with clickable previews showing title and artwork, leading to a detail page with title, description (medium, date, message), and a larger image.
• Success metric: at least 20 unique visitors per month and at least one artwork upload or edit by the artist per month.

• Artist (you): the only person who can add, edit, or remove artworks and projects. Logs in with Base44 built-in email + password.
• Visitor: can only view artworks; no editing or upload rights.

• Visitor lands on home page and browses artwork previews grouped by Projects and Sketches.
• Visitor clicks a preview to open an artwork detail page showing a larger image, title, and description (medium, date, message).
• Artist logs into Base44 admin with email + password, uploads an image file, enters title and short description, and assigns each artwork to Projects or Sketches.
• Artist can edit or delete any artwork at any time.

• Public gallery: lists artwork previews (thumbnail image + title) grouped into exactly two categories: Projects and Sketches. Each artwork belongs to exactly one category.
• Artwork detail page: clickable from a preview; shows larger image, title, and description (medium, date, message); link back to gallery.
• Artist admin: email + password login page plus a form to create, edit, and delete artworks, including image file upload (PNG or JPEG, max 5 MB each), title field, description field, and category dropdown (Projects vs Sketches).
• Category assignment: each artwork is assigned to exactly one category at creation and can be changed on edit; an artwork cannot appear in both categories simultaneously.

Scope:

• Must: public gallery with Projects/Sketches categories (one category per artwork), clickable artwork previews, detail pages, artist admin with image upload (PNG/JPEG, max 5 MB), title and description fields, email + password login (no password reset).
• Later: contact form, artwork prices, “for sale” tags, visitor comments, social sharing, search, password reset, multiple admin users.
• Never: e-commerce checkout, visitor user accounts, video playback, storing images outside the Base44 project folder.

• Home / gallery page: artwork previews (thumbnail + title) grouped by Projects and Sketches; previews are clickable. Visual reference: https://www.valeriehammond.com/home
• Artwork detail page: larger image, title, description (medium, date, message); link back to gallery.
• Artist login page: email and password; no password reset link.
• Artist admin page: add/edit/delete artworks with image file upload, title field, description field, category dropdown.

• Component library: Base44 built-in UI components styled with custom CSS where supported.
• Colors: background #FAF9F6 (off-white), text #1A1A1A (near-black), links #1A1A1A underline on hover, buttons #1A1A1A background with #FFFFFF text.
• Font: Courier New, monospace; headings 32 px, body 16 px.
• Corners: 4 px radius.
• Spacing: 24 px base grid.
• Light/dark mode: light only.
• Tone: minimal, quiet, gallery-like.
• Visual reference: https://www.valeriehammond.com/home (see screenshots if attached)

Rules: each artwork belongs to exactly one category; images max 5 MB (PNG/JPEG only); videos max 25 MB (MP4/WebM only); an artwork cannot be both image and video.

Base44 platform

• Image and video storage: media files uploaded and stored inside the Base44 project folder.
• Auth: Base44 built-in email + password for one admin user. No external auth provider.
• Data store: Base44 managed database for artwork records.
• Hosting: Base44 free tier on a Base44 subdomain.
• External integrations: none. No contact form, no e-commerce, no social sharing.

• Auth: email + password login for one artist only. No password reset flow. No visitor accounts. Protected admin routes require a valid session; unauthenticated access redirects to the login page.
• Permissions: artist can create, read, update, delete all artworks and categories; visitor can only read public gallery and detail pages.

Performance

• Home page loads in under 3 seconds on a 4G mobile connection.
• Gallery thumbnails are optimized so the page does not download full-size images or videos for previews.

Privacy

• No visitor tracking, cookies, or analytics.
• No visitor accounts or personal data collected.
• Artist email stored only for Base44 login.

Accessibility

• Every artwork image and video has alt text.
• Gallery and detail pages are keyboard navigable.
• Color contrast meets WCAG AA for text on background.
• Mobile-friendly layout without horizontal scrolling.

Upload validation

• Image larger than 5 MB: block upload, show error "File is too large. Maximum 5 MB."
• Video larger than 25 MB: block upload, show error "File is too large. Maximum 25 MB."
• File not PNG, JPEG, MP4, or WebM: block upload, show error "Wrong file type. Only PNG, JPEG, MP4, or WebM are allowed."
• Missing title: block upload, show error "Title is required."
• Upload fails entirely (network or server error): show generic error "Upload failed. Try again later." with no retry button.

Session & auth

• Session expires while editing: redirect to login; after sign-in, return to the same admin page.
• Unauthenticated access to admin routes: redirect to login page.
• Deleting an artwork: remove file and record; no undo.
• Editing category: an artwork cannot appear in both Projects and Sketches at once.

Edge display states

• No artworks in a category: show empty state "No artworks yet" under that heading.
• Missing media URL: show placeholder or broken-media fallback with alt text.

Platform
Base44 no-code platform (free tier), Base44 subdomain.

Constraints

• One app and one data store inside Base44.
• Images and videos stored inside the Base44 project folder.
• No microservices, queues, caches, separate API servers, or external auth.
• Built-in Base44 email + password auth for one admin user.
• Light-only theme, Courier New font.

Not needed: this is a new project with no existing code.

1. Scaffold Base44 app: set light theme, Courier New font, Base44 subdomain; end result is an empty app you can open.
2. Build public gallery page: artwork previews (thumbnail image + title) grouped under Projects and Sketches headings; each preview clickable; end result is a browsable gallery.
3. Build artwork detail page: larger media (image or playable video), title, description (medium, date, message), alt text, link back to gallery; end result is a detail page you can open from any preview.
4. Build artist admin login page: email + password, no password reset link; end result is a login page that authenticates one admin user.
5. Build artist admin create/edit/delete form: image/video upload (PNG/JPEG max 5 MB; MP4/WebM max 25 MB), title field, description field, category dropdown, validation error messages; end result is a form that can add an artwork.
6. Protect admin routes: redirect unauthenticated users to login; return to same admin page after sign-in; test mobile layout, accessibility, upload error handling; deploy to Base44 free subdomain; end result is a live, protected gallery app.

Public gallery

• [ ] Home page lists artwork previews grouped under exactly two headings: Projects and Sketches.
• [ ] Each preview shows a thumbnail image or video preview and title.
• [ ] Each artwork appears under only one category, never both.
• [ ] Clicking a preview opens the artwork detail page.

Artwork detail page

• [ ] Shows larger media (image or playable video), title, and description (medium, date, message).
• [ ] Every media item has alt text.
• [ ] Link back to the gallery.

Artist admin

• [ ] Email + password login page with no password reset link.
• [ ] Form to create artwork: media upload (PNG/JPEG max 5 MB; MP4/WebM max 25 MB), title field, description field, category dropdown.
• [ ] Upload blocked with specific errors for file too big, wrong type, or missing title.
• [ ] Edit and delete any artwork.
• [ ] Session expiry redirects to login and returns to the same admin page after sign-in.

Mobile & accessibility

• [ ] Gallery and detail pages render without horizontal scrolling on a phone.
• [ ] All media items have alt text.

Performance

• [ ] Home page loads in under 3 seconds on 4G.

Deploy the finished app to Base44 free tier on your Base44 subdomain. No separate environments, environment variables, or secrets to manage — Base44 handles auth, media storage, and the database internally.

• Default: build order is 6 slices as listed above.
• Default: deployment targets Base44 free tier on your Base44 subdomain.
• Default: no contact form, e-commerce, search, social sharing, visitor accounts, or multiple admins will ever be added.