Collect Print Paint From Nature Author:Hawkinson, John In this world we live in we are surrounded by the grace and beauty of nature. The leaves, flowers, moss and ferns in a beech-maple forest, for example, all have their individual patterns which mold together to make a larger design in nature. By bringing home leaves and other specimens from the woods and fields and by making prints or paintings... more » with them, you become more aware of their shape and beauty. And by placing them in different designs as you paint, you create your own personal impression of the trip you took.« less