[caption id="attachment_7271" align="alignright" width="300"] Field Studies No. 9, Wyethia molliss (Open Faces) by Andie Thrams[/caption] Without Apology references conflict between my creative work outdoors and computer time indoors. When I choose my outdoor work, I find myself apologizing for not keeping up. When I stay indoors, I grow disgruntled missing experiences I value, such as painting fleeting wildflowers. I try to make a practice of not apologizing for choosing the work I feel most suited to. Grappling with overwhelm and unhappiness resulting from disconnection to nature is not something I am not alone in, but is a contemporary cultural phenomenon. Daily time outdoors to experience the energies of our planet, through walking, breathing fresh air, and mindful observation, deepens our connection to earth, sky, trees, flowers, wildness. In choosing these simple activities, I believe our existence is profoundly shifted, and dare I say, our world could be saved. Palladium leaf illuminates the lupine flower’s silvery foliage and rectangles echoing my computer’s silver screen.