Duncan Sabien helped me with these essays so much that we went back and forth on where and whether to name him as a coauthor. I wrote the vast majority the text for everything but the first essay, “Orientation”, of which I am probably more editor than author. This sequence would not exist in anything like its current form if Duncan hadn’t insisted that I try to describe naturalism in a single short sentence. He also handled all of the image editing and formatting for me.
Robin Goins provided alpha feedback that had a huge impact, especially on the later essays. They also influenced some of the material itself over the past year.
My beta readers, who helped me understand what it feels like to go through these essays, made this sequence much more readable. Thank you to Lloyd Strohl III, Eli Tyre, Channa Messinger, and Matthew Lockerman for your feedback.
Although most of the paintings in this sequence are mine, my mother Theresa Strohl painted the one from “Interlude: On Realness” specially for that essay. (It’s the one with the spider web.) She also gave me my first lesson in watercolor, and helped me learn to see.
My dad, Lloyd Strohl II, didn’t contribute directly to the words of this sequence. Nevertheless, he’s still more directly responsible for the perspective it presents than anyone but me.
Many people met with me regularly during May and June of 2021 for my course on nature study, which refined and crystalized much of my understanding of what I was trying to do with naturalism. Several more studied naturalism with me in much smaller groups. I’m grateful for the insight, honesty, and patience of all of them.
Finally, my work is funded by a grant from the Long Term Future Fund, and by my Patreon supporters. Thank you so much for your support.
Acknowledgements
Duncan Sabien helped me with these essays so much that we went back and forth on where and whether to name him as a coauthor. I wrote the vast majority the text for everything but the first essay, “Orientation”, of which I am probably more editor than author. This sequence would not exist in anything like its current form if Duncan hadn’t insisted that I try to describe naturalism in a single short sentence. He also handled all of the image editing and formatting for me.
Robin Goins provided alpha feedback that had a huge impact, especially on the later essays. They also influenced some of the material itself over the past year.
My beta readers, who helped me understand what it feels like to go through these essays, made this sequence much more readable. Thank you to Lloyd Strohl III, Eli Tyre, Channa Messinger, and Matthew Lockerman for your feedback.
Although most of the paintings in this sequence are mine, my mother Theresa Strohl painted the one from “Interlude: On Realness” specially for that essay. (It’s the one with the spider web.) She also gave me my first lesson in watercolor, and helped me learn to see.
My dad, Lloyd Strohl II, didn’t contribute directly to the words of this sequence. Nevertheless, he’s still more directly responsible for the perspective it presents than anyone but me.
Many people met with me regularly during May and June of 2021 for my course on nature study, which refined and crystalized much of my understanding of what I was trying to do with naturalism. Several more studied naturalism with me in much smaller groups. I’m grateful for the insight, honesty, and patience of all of them.
Finally, my work is funded by a grant from the Long Term Future Fund, and by my Patreon supporters. Thank you so much for your support.