I’ll welcome whatever comes my way; yours is always a voice I’m happy to hear. I will say, however, that I’d love a real picture of you and not one filtered through AI … though maybe this is uncomfortable for you? The more AI infiltrates our human experience, the more I appreciate the voices and images of real people.
That’s very kind of you - but as for a “real” picture of me? Hmm - not many of those in the wild. A friend took this a couple of months ago … https://whilstoutwalking.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/R-at-Fritz-May-2026.jpg - I use AI images when telling stories or to illustrate, for example, something like field marks on a bird. I do a. lot of photography but have minimal “artistic” skills.
I'm thinking that if you invited a group of Urban Sketchers( USkMontreal, has exceptional artists) to your domaine, with you and your lady at work, you could end up with some very interesting images of you and your creative and make new friends at the same time ... Worth a try?
It’s a thought. FWIW I have avoided using photo-realistic AI images in order to make it clear that these renderings are not made by my hand. I am most certainly not interested in “art”, rather using illustration to share knowledge (wildlife field marks for example) or just to further a tale.
Looking forward to this merge! And I have no problem with your AI images. Keep up the great work!
I’ll welcome whatever comes my way; yours is always a voice I’m happy to hear. I will say, however, that I’d love a real picture of you and not one filtered through AI … though maybe this is uncomfortable for you? The more AI infiltrates our human experience, the more I appreciate the voices and images of real people.
That’s very kind of you - but as for a “real” picture of me? Hmm - not many of those in the wild. A friend took this a couple of months ago … https://whilstoutwalking.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/R-at-Fritz-May-2026.jpg - I use AI images when telling stories or to illustrate, for example, something like field marks on a bird. I do a. lot of photography but have minimal “artistic” skills.
I'm thinking that if you invited a group of Urban Sketchers( USkMontreal, has exceptional artists) to your domaine, with you and your lady at work, you could end up with some very interesting images of you and your creative and make new friends at the same time ... Worth a try?
It’s a thought. FWIW I have avoided using photo-realistic AI images in order to make it clear that these renderings are not made by my hand. I am most certainly not interested in “art”, rather using illustration to share knowledge (wildlife field marks for example) or just to further a tale.
Well, you’re not far off your AI renderings anyway. Kudos for that. Most people would have amplified the flattery.
Bravo and thank you 💚🪴🐝
I'll be interested to see how this 'merger' works. Seems logical (and fun) to me.