Merry Christmas and Happy Boxing Day! I hope you and yours are well this holiday season!
Did you have a "white Christmas?" We didn't technically (i.e. no snowflakes fell here on Christmas) - but there was still plenty on the ground from our most recent snowfall - and more is expected tonight.
This is my entry into the Gaugan Contest brought to us by 
How I Made This Image
I started with this picture of mine from along the North Platte River where my in-laws live.
Then, I visited the Gaugan AI art generator which takes paint strokes and interprets them with real-world imagery to create amazing photoreal images. It's not perfect, but it does an excellent job at creating awesome art.
I've also used
Other Results
I'm primarily looking for good interpretation of the brushes, lack of repetition, good color, lighting and mood. There are always plenty of great options to choose from!
This one was harder than usual as it was difficult to find something that kept the boats looking like boats (ish) and still kept the snow looking like snow.
Previous Entries
| * indicates a win | x | x |
|---|---|---|
| Week 23 Cloud Burst | Week 24 Kanagaroo Mountain | Week 25 Evening Shoreline |
| Week 26 Gaugan Slough | Week 27 Brownsmead Mountain | * Week 28 One Evening By the River |
| * Week 29 Yacolt Inspired | Week 30 Mountain Hermit | * Week 31 Falls on the North Platte |
| Week 32 Evening River Bridge | * Week 33 Casper on Another World | Week 34 I Saw Three Ships |
| Week 35 Yosemite, perhaps? | Week 36 Waterfall Rock | Week 37 Independence Day Fireworks |
| Week 38 Coastal Idyll | Week 43 Mountain Lake Morning - 2nd | Week 44 Evening Mountain Homestead - 1st |
| Week 45 Coastal Cove - 1st | Week 46 View From the Barn - 2nd | Week 47 Smuggler's Cove - 3rd |
| Week 48 Ghost Ship | Week 49 Alpha | Week 52 Near Swan Valley - 1st |
| Week 57 Beta | Week 58 Pleasant Pastures - Hon. | Week 60 A Visit to the Old Monastery - 2nd |
| Week 61 Winter Stream |
Lori Svensen
author/designer at A'mara Books
photographer/graphic artist for Viking Visual
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