Faceless woman in red dress with cone head sits — AI art by @justrob
@justrob · 9/27/2026
Entry in the Beauty Through the Artist’s Eye theme on BudgetPixel.
The hands in the lap are the tell: some versions keep the fingers distinct, others let them merge into one soft mass. Models, in order: 1. seedream-5.0-pro 2. nano-banana-2-lite 3. muse-image-1.0 4. grok-imagine-image 5. gpt-image-2 Reference image: https://images.nightcafe.studio/jobs/KmOVG5HlF1AKCn4mJHLT/KmOVG5HlF1AKCn4mJHLT--0--L71QX.jpg?tr=w-640,c-at_max

Tags: surreal art, surrealist painting, Magritte style, blue horse sculpture, faceless figure, moonlit waterfront, night cityscape, dream art, oil painting, uncanny art, full moon, fantasy artwork, contemplative art, vintage painterly, waterfront terrace
AI Model: SeeDream 5.0 Pro
Prompt: Max Ernst + Odd Nerdrum, where Max Ernst's frottage creates distressed layered grounds through rubbing and transfer methods, and Odd Nerdrum's impasto modelling produces volumetric forms via thick paint application. The fusion manifests as cracked surfaces, stained textures and integrated rendering, transforming any subject through mixed media weathering. A woman with a conical paper mask over her head, wearing a red dress and black shoes. Medium wide shot at eye level, the woman seated on a stone ledge with hands clasped in her lap and body turned slightly toward the right, positioned beside a large blue horse head sculpture that dominates the right side of the frame. Scene set on a stone pier beside calm water at night, with two moons visible in the sky and a lit city skyline across the water in the background.

Tags: surrealist painting, impasto oil art, uncanny artwork, twin moon, seaside pier, blue horse statue, masked figure, dream surrealism, magritte inspired, night coastal scene, fantasy art, moody painting, weird art, waterfront landscape, contemporary surrealism
AI Model: Nano Banana 2 Lite
Prompt: Max Ernst + Odd Nerdrum, where Max Ernst's frottage creates distressed layered grounds through rubbing and transfer methods, and Odd Nerdrum's impasto modelling produces volumetric forms via thick paint application. The fusion manifests as cracked surfaces, stained textures and integrated rendering, transforming any subject through mixed media weathering. A woman with a conical paper mask over her head, wearing a red dress and black shoes. Medium wide shot at eye level, the woman seated on a stone ledge with hands clasped in her lap and body turned slightly toward the right, positioned beside a large blue horse head sculpture that dominates the right side of the frame. Scene set on a stone pier beside calm water at night, with two moons visible in the sky and a lit city skyline across the water in the background.

Tags: surreal painting, impasto art, blue horse sculpture, faceless figure, moonlit waterfront, dark fantasy, gothic surrealism, nocturnal art, cracked paint texture, city skyline night, mysterious scene, equine artwork, vintage aesthetic, moody night art, waterfront scene
AI Model: Muse Image 1.0
Prompt: Max Ernst + Odd Nerdrum, where Max Ernst's frottage creates distressed layered grounds through rubbing and transfer methods, and Odd Nerdrum's impasto modelling produces volumetric forms via thick paint application. The fusion manifests as cracked surfaces, stained textures and integrated rendering, transforming any subject through mixed media weathering. A woman with a conical paper mask over her head, wearing a red dress and black shoes. Medium wide shot at eye level, the woman seated on a stone ledge with hands clasped in her lap and body turned slightly toward the right, positioned beside a large blue horse head sculpture that dominates the right side of the frame. Scene set on a stone pier beside calm water at night, with two moons visible in the sky and a lit city skyline across the water in the background.

Tags: surreal painting, impasto art, blue horse sculpture, paper dunce hat, moonlit waterfront, double moon, surrealist artwork, melancholic art, nocturnal cityscape, textured painting, distressed vintage art, figurative surrealism, fantasy scene, uncanny art, night landscape
AI Model: Grok Imagine
Prompt: Max Ernst + Odd Nerdrum, where Max Ernst's frottage creates distressed layered grounds through rubbing and transfer methods, and Odd Nerdrum's impasto modelling produces volumetric forms via thick paint application. The fusion manifests as cracked surfaces, stained textures and integrated rendering, transforming any subject through mixed media weathering. A woman with a conical paper mask over her head, wearing a red dress and black shoes. Medium wide shot at eye level, the woman seated on a stone ledge with hands clasped in her lap and body turned slightly toward the right, positioned beside a large blue horse head sculpture that dominates the right side of the frame. Scene set on a stone pier beside calm water at night, with two moons visible in the sky and a lit city skyline across the water in the background.

Tags: surreal painting, surrealist art, dark fantasy, cone head figure, blue horse sculpture, moonlit waterfront, two moons, dreamlike art, melancholic atmosphere, oil painting, vintage surrealism, city nightscape, mysterious scene, pier artwork, magritte inspired
AI Model: GPT-Image-2
Prompt: Max Ernst + Odd Nerdrum, where Max Ernst's frottage creates distressed layered grounds through rubbing and transfer methods, and Odd Nerdrum's impasto modelling produces volumetric forms via thick paint application. The fusion manifests as cracked surfaces, stained textures and integrated rendering, transforming any subject through mixed media weathering. A woman with a conical paper mask over her head, wearing a red dress and black shoes. Medium wide shot at eye level, the woman seated on a stone ledge with hands clasped in her lap and body turned slightly toward the right, positioned beside a large blue horse head sculpture that dominates the right side of the frame. Scene set on a stone pier beside calm water at night, with two moons visible in the sky and a lit city skyline across the water in the background.
Comments
CaylaCatz
very cool! Only #2 did the conical paper mask you wrote. The others basically did a headcovering conical hat. Very strange image but interesting to see how the texture and paint changes from model to model
justrob
If i notified you here, and you dont want me to do so - let me know and I will gladly remove you from my notify lists!
strixowl-47
nano & gpt Favs. Really like texture of the style in gpt 😊
justrob
and thank you for taking the time to comment.
panos
The Muse image is the bast
justrob
Glad you like it! 😊