John Audubon is arguably the greatest American artist-naturalist that has lived. (Pg.17 of source

John Muir, a Scottish-born American nationalist, was on of America's most famous influential naturalist and conservationist. He is one of California's most important historical personalities. Through his work, John Muir has been called "The Father of our National Parks," "Wilderness Prophet," and "Citizen of the Universe" by many Americans. He once described himself as a "poetico-trampo-geologist-botanist and ornithologist-naturalist.” (Sierra Club, 2016).

In his poem “The Great Scarf of Birds”, John Updike uses a flock of birds to show that man can be uplifted by observing nature. Updike’s conclusion is lead up to with the beauty of autumn and what a binding spell it has on the two men playing golf. In Updike’s conclusion and throughout the poem, he uses metaphors, similes, and diction to show how nature mesmerizes humans.

James Whistler, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, George Inness (America’s leading landscapist), Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer were all great American artists.

So, he went to Paris, France in the 50s to learn more art techniques, that later helped him advance in his art work. He was always surrounded by creativity, even his brother Joseph Delaney was an aspiring painter. His family of 12 were hardworking people who faced much hardship. His mother was even a slave, and the Delaneys often faced intense racism. Causing only four of the children

As Adams pursued his work in both art and conservation the various lines of his life were beginning to converge revealing both the unity and the disjunction of his ideas. 137 His impact was felt on both spheres of influence. Using modern techniques of mass communications, Adams brought a vision of idealized wilderness to a broad audience and linked the environmental movement with nationalism and a romantic view of nature. The sustained popularity of his photographs illuminates a continuing public fascination with the wilderness landscape as both a place of beauty and a symbol of national identity and ideals. (Pacific 42) Most leaders within the conservation movement continued to share his ideal assuming that economic growth and wilderness

“Those scenes of solitude from which the hand of nature have never been lifted, affect the mind with a more deep-toned emotion than aught which the hand of man has touched.” This quote by Thomas Cole explains nature and transcendence from art, Thomas Cole was an important figure in american history because his art showed peace and tranquility.

After being a drill sergeant in Alaska for twenty years he was inspired by the landscape and wanted to start painting what he saw. At first he started painting on pots and stuff like that and sell them for money. But later on he started painting on canvases. PBS saw what potential he had and gave him a show. He also gave lessons and sold art supplies.

"Birds don 't live alone, I told myself. They live in flocks. Like people. People are always in a group. Like that little wooden band. And whenever there 's a group, there 's fighting. If the people in the group get along, maybe they make good music instead of arguing....That 's how life is. I stared at that marching band. Then I got in the car and drove home” (Whirligig 62). This quote from Paul Fleischman’s Whirligig shows the reader his artful way of connecting nature to the human element; a way for those observing nature to learn from it. Throughout various pieces of Fleischman 's work, an insightful use of nature is used to help

Both authors John James Audubon and Annie Dillard are profoundly affected by the birds they describe in the respective passages. Although they are going through similar phenomena, the authors conveying of the effect it had on them is very different. Audubon takes a more scientific approach and looks to inform the reader with an objective view about his encounter with the birds. Dillard does precisely the opposite and rather than inform she looks to entertain the reader with an artistic and subjective view towards her encounter with the birds.

Adams felt a sense of duty to share his knowledge of nature and photography. “…[Adams] was master teacher as well as a master photographer” (Schaefer, 1992). He wrote many books and taught students his art. Adams technical ability in the darkroom was magical. He set the standard for black and white printing. His discriminating taste and meticulously produced prints continue to amaze current generations twenty-five years after his death. Adams was an experimenter and a modernist with his camera.

(Published fall 1894). The things John Muir did and wrote about represent the beginning of the American conservation movement. He published over 300 articles and 10 major books. His writing had spiritual quality because of his endless love for nature, which inspirited and moved people to

His early paintings had an unconventional, unique, and unfinished look about them. The images were known to everyone in everyday life.

"[Drawing should be] a journey of pleasure. Each step must present to the travellers' view objects that are eminently interesting, varied in their appearances, and attracting to such a degree as to excite in each individual thus happily employed the desire of knowing all respecting all he sees."John James Audubon is a well known French American artist and naturalist. He was born in Les Cayes, Haiti on April 26,1785 and died in his home on January 27,1851. He had a fascination on the study of ornithologists or birds. Strongly influenced by French painter Jaques-Louis David. In 1808 he later met his wife Lucy Bakewell. (Driscoll)They exchanged services by providing drawing and teaching english. Later they developed a relationship and soon married shortly after their move to Kentucky.

After being bedridden for so long he found his passion in nature and animals. He uses imagery in his writing to about how strong free the birds are. His writing allows the reader to create an imagine of his picture perfect world. Although Robert’s life was difficult he was one to make the most out of the situation and life

Using natural phenomenon as a starting point for abstraction, Mark Grotjahn’s paintings straddle the polarities of artifice and nature. His painting, Lavender Butterfly Jacaranda over Green (Fig. 2), expresses his fascination with nature. Transferring the experience of observation to an intrigue of creative possibility, Grotjahn harnesses the mysticism of nature through aesthetic formality.