Let Nature Be Your Muse
Friday, June 11, 2010
While I was driving home yesterday down a snaking road bisecting a densely packed forest, it dawned on me how little time I actually spend in nature. Most of my time is spent behind a keyboard or a steering wheel, and while I have the opportunity to enjoy the Pacific Northwest landscape on weekends, there is an undeniable disconnect from nature. And this trend is the norm in American society.
I often wish that I had the time and freedom to venture into nature and create some form of art, such as an open air painter. And while nature is obviously an ideal muse for painting, it has also sparked the creative sprit of many great writers and other types of artists, including Thoreau, Tolstoy and even bands like Led Zeppelin.