Confirmed in Costa Rica

After just returning from Costa Rica, I have been thinking more and more about how being in nature heals us. There have been recent studies confirming that spending time in nature is beneficial to our health.

Since one of my goals as an artist is to help people feel peace in a hectic world by sharing my landscape paintings, I have given this a lot of thought.

Conservation is important in Costa Rica. Although the country only covers .03% of the earth's surface, it has almost 6% of the world's biodiversity. People flock to the country to enjoy nature.

I was amused watching everyone cluster around to see what animals the guides pointed out in the trees while I was personally fascinated with all the trees themselves. Don't get me wrong, I was enchanted by the mischievous monkeys and raccoons, but those gorgeous branches that held them interested me as much, if not more.

I hope that you enjoy some of what I was able to see, and make a resolution to spend time in nature in the coming months and years. After all, it has now been proven that doing so is actually good for your health.

Excited to see the face of this sloth while hiking through the rain forest.

Not sure who was more interested in whom here. Had fun expecting this emu to speak back to me. Didn't happen.... This little fellow was housed in a wildlife rescue center.