Today is Earth Day! So here are just a few of my favorite nature-inspired paintings to help you celebrate–and encourage you to take care of our planet.

Wheat field with a Reaper by Vincent Van Gogh. Courtesy of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
Wheat field with a Reaper by Vincent Van Gogh. Courtesy of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
Kindred Spirits. American painting by Asher B. Durand. Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, AR
Kindred Spirits by Asher B. Durand. Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, AR
Snow Storm by JWM Turner. Courtesy of the Tate in London, England
Snow Storm by JWM Turner. Courtesy of the Tate in London, England
Water Lillies by Claude Monet. Courtesy of Musee de l'Orangerie
Water Lillies by Claude Monet. Courtesy of Musee de l’Orangerie
Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge by Thomas Cole. Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC
Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge by Thomas Cole. Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC
La Montagne Saint Victoire by Cezanne. Courtesy of the Barnes Foundation in Pennsylvania
La Montagne Saint Victoire by Cezanne. Courtesy of the Barnes Foundation in Pennsylvania
Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede by Jacob Isaackszon van Ruisdael. Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede by Jacob Isaackszon van Ruisdael. Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
The Seine and la Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat. Courtesy of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
The Seine and la Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat. Courtesy of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
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