Bonjour tous le monde !
What a joy it is to feel the soft, springy earth under my feet once more,
to follow grassy roads that lead to ferny brooks
where I can bathe my fingers in a cataract of rippling notes,
or to clamber over a stone wall into green fields that
tumble and roll and climb in riotous gladness!
~ Helen Keller (This quote has inspired me to a great extent)
Can you imagine walking through an art museum and not seeing any trees? No mountains or streams, sunrises or sunsets? No birds or horses? No boats on rough waves or relaxing landscapes?
It's impossible, because nature is everywhere in art – from the literal to the abstract inspiration provided by the textures, colors and sounds of the natural world. Nature has played a vital role in our creative expression. The lands and waters we rely on for daily survival shape how we view and interpret the world around us. And in turn, the art we create from nature's inspiration becomes part of our personal and cultural identity.
The exploration of nature in art can take endless forms from photorealism to abstraction, because nature provides us with such a vast wealth of inspiring phenomena. Nature is both all around us and deep within us. We are inseparable from nature - our bodies, lives and minds depend on the air we breathe and the food we eat. The earth sustains our very life force. Without the earth - without nature - what would we be?
On the other hand art can mimic nature, by seeking to visually replicate objects as they actually appear in real life. But abstract paintings can also take their visual cue from actual forms in nature.
Nature's beauty and power is ingrained in our lives, our history and our culture. By conserving nature, we are helping nurture our artistic spirit and ensuring that future generations will continue to find inspiration in the natural world around us.
In the United States, many people have rafted down the Mississippi River with Huck Finn or proudly sang of America's "purple mountain majesties" – a reference to Pike's Peak in Colorado.
In China, since the earliest dynasties, artists have glorified mountains as being the manifestation of nature's vital power "Qi," attracting rain clouds that water crops and providing medicinal herbs that cure the sick. And in France, cave paintings have been found of horses, deer and bulls dating back more than 17,000 years. (The marked information does not belong to me )
So,
Let your mind be as vast as the sky.
Be still.
Appreciate the beauty of nature in art.
Imagine what you see.
Grab a sketchbook and see what arises!
Thank chu for spending your time by devouring the page. I hope this helped you ^.^
Btw, Its super-cold here and I guess I'm gonna catch a cold.....Brrrr.......*me grabs a blanket and tries to snooze away* Zzzzz
See yah later!
~ Sequin
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