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Sometimes, in the rush to be seen, to be popular and to feel loved and accepted by others, we forget about the simple but fulfilling joy of solitude.

This is where artist Aeppol finds her inspiration. In a series of beautiful and whimsical illustrations that convey calm and tranquillity, her work celebrates the innocence of youth, the beauty of nature and the happiness that can be found simply by being alone.  “I feel special from very tiny things -  fairy tales that I loved when I was young, some dream stories, tiny wildflowers, and white clouds in the blue sky,” Aeppol told Bored Panda. “And these are a huge part of my drawings.”

Aeppol's forest girl represents the dream of many of us, who seek the introverted pleasures getting away from it all and reconnecting with nature. “If we live busy in the city, we may lose many of the moments we can spend in nature,” she explained. “Especially in Korea, which is famous for “Quick and quick”. But I think that's why the time in nature is more valuable. I think communicating with nature is really important to me and to my work.”

It seems that there is quite of lot of the forest girl in Aeppol herself, who took on the decision to quit her hectic life to follow her dream. “I work now as a freelancer at home alone, but when I was at work, I had to work with a lot of people, she said. “Sometimes I had to work with people who I don't want to work with. Sometimes I had work that I don’t want to be involved with. At one point, I was so tired of doing it that, I quit my job and started to paint my own picture that I had dreamed about.”

“I wanted to find my own Wonderland in the bleak and stuffy city. The daily life of a little girl doing what she wanted to do without having to do in the blue and the wide woods, gave me rest and joy. I want to continue to draw pictures of this little girl who is full of freedom, dream, innocence, and imagination.”

Aeppol aims to capture those times that so easily pass us by in our hectic and busy lives, precious moments that shine all the brighter for their brevity. In order to do that, she has to get out of the city whenever she can. “I was born and raised in Seoul, the capital of Korea, she told Bored Panda. “If you drive for just one or two hours from Seoul, you'll see the ocean with the cool sounds of the waves, and the dense forest where you can hear the song of the nameless birds. Sometimes, if you are lucky, you can meet the squirrel which is my favorite animal, too.”

“I don't know how Korea is portrayed in other countries, but there are still many beautiful, peaceful, and tranquil places in Korea. Every weekend I try to take times off to find the theme of my painting and come back with a lot of wonderful sights in my eyes.” “Thanks to all of my international fans loving my art work.”

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful - personally I never feel alone when I'm with my nonhuman friends.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This photo just highlights the beauty in everything including rain

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ahh, the wind in my hair the beautiful rolling valleys paradise!

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes! A cozy room, books, a cup of coffee or tea, and your two best friends. What more could this sweet young woman ask for!

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Getting wet is part of the fun! All three of them are enjoying the spring rain.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can hear the silence and feel the gaze of all the stars in the universe in this one.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A night-time picnic, with books, music from a boombox, lanterns, a chair, your friends, including two bunny visitors. I'd like to be sitting in that chair right now! Lovely.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Warm and cozy inside, with autumn glowing outside the window. What great detail. I love this artist. Come visit me in the San Francisco Bay Area!

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fabulous. Love them all. The girl is so clearly at peace with herself and with nature. Great.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She and the dog both have been visited by birds who recognize their gentle natures and are not afraid. What a world this is!

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, yes -- she doesn't need to be protected from a gentle rain under a big red umbrella! I love the expression on her face.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Merry Christmas in February! Awwww, the cute Angel wings for Reindeer Doggie...

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The joy and comfort of music, books, a comfortable chair, fuzzy slippers, and best friends. Yes!

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, let the Deborah Ruth alone. Not harming anyone with her narrative. Don't you see see identifies herself with the pictures???

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe she was inspired by The Little Prince, but instead of volcanoes and a rose we have now a squirrel and a reindeer dog...

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"You have a leaf on your nose," she tells one companion while the other one enjoys her smile

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everyone gets to wear a flower garland! And everyone is smiling! A lovely world created by a very talented and uniquely imaginative artist.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The old-fashioned way of communicating . . . Wonder what the dog is telling her!

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish I could try that myself, but mosquitoes wouldn't let me...

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this one because of all the books! I live alone now, with my companion cat and many, many books. This artist knows how to convey happiness, contentment, good feelings, and love at living alone. Wonderfully talented.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Meditation in a meadow. Lovely. I'd love to meet this artist -- or have her do a picture with me and my cat who lives with me as I live alone, too, now.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, she is content. I only wish everyone in the world could experience such contentment, at least for a moment! Peace and harmony . . .

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A gift from a bird. She is appropriately awed and grateful. Lovely.

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