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Have you ever been moved by a piece of art?
I feel most fortunate to have been able to stand in a room full of works from the masters. It was glorious to behold the magnificence that emanated from these art pieces. I could stand for hours taking in the emotions captured and looking at the beauty and fine details.
A Visit to Dr. Jeffrey Lant's Red Room
It is said that when you view a piece of art, you can experience what the creator of that art was experiencing!
So whether you create art or appreciate it, it does not really matter!
Variety of form and brilliancy of color in the object presented to patients are an actual means of recovery. ~ Florence Nightingale
Hospitals have been covering their stark institutional wall with bright photo prints and have found the patients spirits were lifted and the recovery period was reduced!
The mood changes when our beautiful nature photos are placed on the walls, providing color, comfort, and hope to patients, caregivers, and loved ones.” ~ Elaine Poggi, founder of The Foundation for Photo/Art in Hospitals who's message is “Humanizing Hospitals Through Healing Photo Art.”
What happens when you put a camera into the hands of a child who's creativity has not been stifled?
It can be wondrous! Allowing you to see what they are seeing.
Seeing the world through the eyes of a child!
It opens conversations allowing them to express themselves and with that sharing, self confidence is built.
It is a medium for telling stories, a form of communication.
Photography "with a picture is worth a thousand words" has the power to help alleviate feelings of isolation.
Art helps communicate our inner feelings and our creativity which is often locked in our minds. It can give us a deeper understanding of emotions and even self-awareness.
Remove art from the human race and you will find a different being!
We are surrounded by art in our homes, although many of us might not even be aware of it. Besides the paintings or the framed photos on the wall, we may have quilts on our bed with artistic designs or tea towels, even the mugs and tea cups we use may have beautiful prints. How we decorate our surroundings can affect our mood and emotions. Art can bring us joy and a sense of awe!
Awe has many important implications for our well-being. Experiencing awe can give us a sense of hope and provide a feeling of fulfillment.
This was quoted from a physiologist, Shilagh Mirgain, PhD. on the University of Wisconsin Health website.
Have you ever wanted to capture some of the beauty of nature?
This is where I first began my journey into photography.
I had moved up to the Boreal forest to build my home and was surrounded with immense beauty! I first wanted to capture this beauty through oil painting but alas, my skills were lacking and my patience not enough to allow me to fulfill that desire, so I turned to photography.
Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art. ~ Leonardo da Vinci
Suddenly my eyes became more open to the beauty and wonder of the natural world as I began to look closer at the intricate patterns and designs of nature.
Jack Frost Artistry on the Windowpane
Feathery Hoar Frost on a Blade of Grass
I wanted to take it all in, being under the awe inspiring expansive skies with the glorious colors of the rising and setting sun.
Setting Sun Setting the Sky a Blaze
To be lying beneath the celestial lights of the night skies and visit the moon!
Mystery of the Full Moon
Closeup of the Full Moon
Receiving the beauty of the flora and fauna around me and feeling that joy in being able to share that through my photographs, something I could do far better than with my words.
I found Steemit to be a wonderful place to share these photos with people all over the world! Visit my blog and watch for my #Wednesdaywalk where I share a lot of my photography.
Art and photos has the ability to break through barriers of language or if we come from different cultural background, cultural barriers.
I feel it is a worthwhile endeavor to increase moments of pleasure, peace, and harmony which I often find as I stop and take the time to be absorbed, photographing the natural world, having that sense of awe.
As I capture that beauty and wonder my hope is it can inspire others, sparking a sense of joy and wonder in them too!
This article was inspired by the Natural Medicine Art Therapy Challenge Details found ĥere
Images were of my creation except the top photo which is sourced.
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I have gained fascination in art in the past years. Sometimes I find myself being drawn if there is an art exhibition close by. A work by our national artist Juan Luna called Spoliarium is a colossal 13 x 25 ft painting. Upon encounter of the massive painting it will give you chills and until now it is one my most favorite piece of artwork.
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Lovely you have such a captivating art piece so close to you! I miss having access to art galleries being I live in the country 1 1/2 hours drive to the closest city which would have art galleries!
beautiful photographs!
I have identified a lot with your post, as nature is my favorite thing to photograph. Do you have an instagram or some other social media account where I can follow your photography work?
My favorite type of photos are the ones that make me feel things, and yours did <3
Thank you very much for this wonderful compliment! I just share on my Steemit blog with the majority of photos shared on my #Wednesdaywalk I am thinking about putting together some of my photos into book form and cards which I will share in my Etsy store and Homesteaders Coop store
Awesome! please send me the link when you have your book :)
Will do! Thanks for your interest!
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Some of your wonderful photos! I for one love you sharing them each week. :))
Love your photos, the frost on the grass is mindblowing!
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Glad you enjoyed them and thank you for trending it!
It was Constable and Michelangelo that always stimulated my interest in art my friend, but later on nature became the greatest influence in my life.
As usual you have wonderful photos here and the lesson is very worthwhile!
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Have you seen some original paintings from these masters?
Your nature photography have been an influence on me!
Glad you enjoy my photos and lesson!
Yes my friend. I have a Constable print and Michelangelo painted the Sistene Chapel's ceilings.
Glad to have influenced you with nature photography and you are becoming a master judging by your beautiful photos.
Did you get the Snow Full moon?
I posted one at the end of my post today!
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Ya I got a lot of photos from the snow full moon - taking photos until my battery went dead! I need to get a spare battery! I posted a few on today's post then I will post a few more on my #Wednesdaywalk post.
Have you been in the Sistene chapel? That would be amazing!
Great and I will have a look my friend.
I now have 3 batteries. 1 original Canon and the other 2 batteries are generics as they are cheaper.
My daughter was in the chapel and she has some beautiful photos.
Maybe I will see it one day when I can afford to travel.
Blessings!
Those are some very impressive pictures - I am an art lover and paint and draw too :)
Glad to meet a fellow art lover! Do you showcase your art on Steemit?
I have been moved by art so many times in my life, it really is a true expressive of self, whatever that person is experiencing at that time. I love photography, to see the world through someone else's eyes is a wonderful thing. such a lovely post my friend and I do love your photos xxxx
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