During a walk by the ocean, while thinking about some public domain material I’d come across recently on the web, a story idea came to mind. The image above is the outcome. The guys and the boat, and their reflection on the water, are from Heinrich Kuehn’s sepia-toned photo titled Venice, c. 1898. The sky and its reflection on the water are from a painting called Rhode Island Coast by William Trost Richards (b. 1833, d. 1905).
I’d be very grateful for any thoughts you might have about what I’ve done here, and how you feel about me standing on the shoulders of giants when I piece together elements of deceased masters’ works into a new image.