Original artwork description:

The inspiration for my forest landscape painting was my love of nature.

A favourite pastime of mine is walking the hills around my home town, and foraging for mushrooms and other plants.

The Japanese have popularized the idea of forest bathing. A lot of studies out of Japan have shown that walking in expansive places such as a forest helps reduce depression and anxiety.

When we're walking, we're more likely to have increased clarity of thought, and less obsessive negative thinking.

Materials used:

oil paint

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