Some images I’ve found, lend themselves naturally to appear quite painterly. It might be the textures or even the style - it looks like an image an artist might paint. Some look exotic and bring together elements that may not be recognized by the viewer as anything they’ve seen before. This scene for example is on the banks of the Li River in China, not far from Guilin. I still don’t know what species of trees they are. Most rivers are bordered by some kind of vegetation in the countryside but here we have rocks and pebbles. The mist contributed greatly to the feel or atmosphere as well, shrouding the mountains in the background.