American artist Jef Bourgeau has been making art since the late 1960s. His photography is marvelous, and I love his sketches, and mixed media pieces, whether abstract or portraits, but it’s his digital landscape paintings that I love the most. I’m especially feeling inspired by his winterscapes. They make me feel like maybe winter won’t be the giant wasteland of suck that I always expect. Here’s hoping!
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December 20, 2023 at 9:55 am
After looking at each one of these, I would think, “This is my favorite.” Nope. The next one is. Then the next. These are wonderful. Thanks, Donna.
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December 22, 2023 at 12:24 pm
I really adore them. So atmospheric!
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December 20, 2023 at 10:21 am
They all invoke a feeling of peace and I hope your winter reflects that rather than the giant wasteland of suck.
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December 27, 2023 at 1:04 pm
Thank you! Why isn’t that a greeting card?
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December 20, 2023 at 3:31 pm
I pretty much loathe Winter but these landscapes really do make it look magical and inviting. They remind me of the work of Kay Nielsen in that they share that same fairytale quality.
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December 27, 2023 at 1:04 pm
Yes! That’s exactly right.
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January 31, 2024 at 2:14 am
Sadly, as much as this artist tries to obfuscate the medium used, these are all generated entirely by AI: whatever your thoughts are on that.
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January 31, 2024 at 1:48 pm
He freely admits that, but that doesn’t mean it’s not enjoyable as art. Well, not to me, anyway.
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February 1, 2024 at 1:31 am
Really? I’ve never seen him admit it: he sells their prints as ‘digital paintings’, which they’re not. Could you point me to where he admits they’re made by AI?
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February 1, 2024 at 10:43 am
I saw him discussing the instructions he gives to his AI program to arrive at a particular piece of work, but I didn’t save the source, so I’m afraid I can’t tell you. I only remember it because it was the first time I truly understood how AI art was created. It was either in an interview or in the comments on one of his posts. I’m sorry I don’t have better information than that.
Bourgeau has been making art since the 1960s, much of it digitally manipulated and/or created, so it stands to reason that most of his life’s work isn’t AI-generated.
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