Into The Wilderness

 

Gideon and Bandy head into the wilderness, from Dinotopia: First Flight.

What inspired this painting were stories of wilding, where animals (esp. condors, wolves, gorillas, and elephants) who were raised in captivity came outside and faced wild Nature for the first time — or humans who lived their entire lives in the city, and then found themselves under the stars.
Apparently it’s a powerful sensory and psychological experience.
 Astronauts returning to Earth after a long time in space have said that the effect of a simple bird song is so emotional that it's almost unbearable.