The abandoned vineyard.

More about The abandoned vineyard.

The original base image is a photo I took in Norway. If you've ever installed windows, you'll look at this with wonder. Either this has the most complex mathematical planning for weight distribution, or it's a study in stresses. I've been playing with it as a base for awhile now.

One of the names in this prompt, Thomas Elkins (1818-1900), was an African-American inventor (as well as dentist, surgeon, pharmacist, and medical examiner). He also played a significant role in supporting the Underground Railroad in Albany, New York during the 1840s and 1850s. I had used his name previously in prompts both as an old photographic portrait and as a link to certain patent drawings. However, this time I was actually intending to use Thomas Eakins, a landscape painter, and typed in the wrong name. Since I was generating with Stable at 68%, the prompt largely overwrote the original image, and I was fascinated with and happy about this result.