[blockquote source=”Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature”]“The happiest man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship” [/blockquote]

To some, just a simple leaf – while, to others, simply a masterpiece.

Tell me, darlings, what do you see?

From artist, Lorenzo Durán who painstakingly crafts these wonders on a ‘canvas’ lovingly provided by nature. These intricate illustrations were mastered after many months of trial and error, with artist Durán working diligently to preserve the integrity of Nature’s canvas.

Most of the leaves are collected in the area nearest his home in Guadalajara, Spain – with each representing the very heart and soul of Mother Earth.

And, can you believe all of this began watching a caterpillar nibbling a leaf?