"Green Space" - original artwork
Green Space
12x24”
oil on canvas
Nature nurtures, indoors and outdoors alike.
Biophilia is the term coined by the Harvard naturalist Dr. Edward O. Wilson to describe what he saw as humanity’s “innate tendency to focus on life and lifelike processes,” and to be drawn toward nature, to feel an affinity for it, a love, a craving.— Natalie Angier. Our brains have developed to seek out natural spaces, because of the beneficial mental rewards they bring.
Positive psychology had previously been thought to be the absence of negative thoughts, but now there is an entire field dedicated to the study of positive mental patterns. While downward spirals are subtractive to our allostatic energy budgets, upward spirals compound and bring with them more beneficial thoughts, actions, and emotions.
People living near green spaces are also more likely to exercise, and be physically active. That would also support the upward spiral theory, that one beneficial step for our mental health often compounds and produces more energy, and motivation for more healthy actions throughout the day.
Green Space
12x24”
oil on canvas
Nature nurtures, indoors and outdoors alike.
Biophilia is the term coined by the Harvard naturalist Dr. Edward O. Wilson to describe what he saw as humanity’s “innate tendency to focus on life and lifelike processes,” and to be drawn toward nature, to feel an affinity for it, a love, a craving.— Natalie Angier. Our brains have developed to seek out natural spaces, because of the beneficial mental rewards they bring.
Positive psychology had previously been thought to be the absence of negative thoughts, but now there is an entire field dedicated to the study of positive mental patterns. While downward spirals are subtractive to our allostatic energy budgets, upward spirals compound and bring with them more beneficial thoughts, actions, and emotions.
People living near green spaces are also more likely to exercise, and be physically active. That would also support the upward spiral theory, that one beneficial step for our mental health often compounds and produces more energy, and motivation for more healthy actions throughout the day.
Green Space
12x24”
oil on canvas
Nature nurtures, indoors and outdoors alike.
Biophilia is the term coined by the Harvard naturalist Dr. Edward O. Wilson to describe what he saw as humanity’s “innate tendency to focus on life and lifelike processes,” and to be drawn toward nature, to feel an affinity for it, a love, a craving.— Natalie Angier. Our brains have developed to seek out natural spaces, because of the beneficial mental rewards they bring.
Positive psychology had previously been thought to be the absence of negative thoughts, but now there is an entire field dedicated to the study of positive mental patterns. While downward spirals are subtractive to our allostatic energy budgets, upward spirals compound and bring with them more beneficial thoughts, actions, and emotions.
People living near green spaces are also more likely to exercise, and be physically active. That would also support the upward spiral theory, that one beneficial step for our mental health often compounds and produces more energy, and motivation for more healthy actions throughout the day.