I had started a version of this sketch the day before last but realized too late that I would not be able to finish it. I had found photos of this lake in India, Loktak Lake. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loktak_Lake
It looked like an art earthwork sculpture, like the one by Robert Smithson on the Great Salt Lake in Utah, called, "Sprial Jetty." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiral_Jetty
As you can see, it is unique, in that these are ring configurations in the lake and are natural, not man made. Those rings are actually called, "phumdi", organic mass of vegetation, soil and vegetative matter in various states of decomposition floating on top of the water. It is unique to this lake and vital to the endangered, "Bow antler deer" that feed on it. This biomass is large and dense enough for humans and animals to travel on.
Then there is Zhangjiajie National Forest Park the inspiration for the movie, Avatar's Floating Mountains. These mountainsin China are not floating, of course. but the interesting formations and the prevalent fog makes them look that way. I thought to combine the lake and the mountains and a bit of fog to create an otherworldly landscape. Painted in Photoshop.
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