Sorry jshoer I missed your update. I think you've definitely made a great choice with your river, making it unique, pretty and also living up to the title.

I agree that that with the buildings it would be hard to make it fit in with a forest of that style, but hey that's what experimenting is for. Look forwards to seeing more of this! I also agree on the centre shading choice for the islands, though the bottom one with the quick strokes is also nice.