I’m a visual artist who left the big city to live in the Atlantic Forest, where I draw and paint nature while reflecting on presence.

I believe that connecting with nature can help you better understand ourselves.

My Nature, My Mission

I’m documenting my journey and sharing my artistic process through YouTube videos and Patreon posts. Recently, I’ve committed fully to nature art, using physical, tangible materials and making the species of the Atlantic Forest the core subjects of my work.

My Nature is the name I’ve given to this long-term project, where I explore my inner landscape through drawing and painting the nature that surrounds me. It’s a dialogue between what I see and what I feel. Between the visible and the invisible. Some pieces are detailed studies of plants, insects, or light. Others are impressions, gestures, layers, or memories.

This project is a personal exploration of the place I call home: the Atlantic Forest in the mountains of Rio. Through observation and creation, I’m learning to pay attention and to stay long enough for something to shift in me.

Join me in this mission.

I invite you to immerse yourself in your own surroundings with full awareness, to notice the position of the sun or the moon, the intensity of light, the living beings nearby, the passage of time, and the changes in weather. Let your attention become your art. Let your art speak from your true self.

It’s time to go out and paint the nature you see and the nature inside!

Subscribe to my channel for weekly art process videos, and join my Patreon, for behind-the-scenes and insights about art, presence, and the natural world. Become a member of this community, Our Nature, and let’s create a space together to share our experiences of nature and creative transformation.

Lia Caldas