THE INSPIRATION THAT NATURE PROVIDES CAN ENHANCE OUR LIVES IN MANY WAYS. IN DAYS PAST WHEN WE LIVED MUCH CLOSER TO NATURE,, THE EFFECTS OF THE NATURAL WORLD WERE MUCH MORE READILY AVAILABLE TO US IN OUR EVERYDAY LIFE. NOW WE MUST SEEK OUT A PARK, OR GO TO A WILDERNESS AREA. ARTWORK CAN PROVIDE NOT ONLY A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF NATURE, BUT DONE CORRECTLY, IN CAN ALSO PROVIDE AN ENERGETIC CONNECTION. IN THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS, WE ARE ABLE TO CAPTURE A FLEETING MOMENT IN TIME, THE WING FLAPS OF A DRAGONFLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A LAKE, AN OSPREY SNATCHING A FISH FROM THAT SAME LAKE. THESE PRECIOUS MOMENTS HAVE AN ENERGY OF THEIR OWN THAT CAN BE SHARED.