Interesting thoughts! For me it's both. It's the desire to escape into a world with more adventure and at the same time it's admiration for people who created those worlds.
Great idea Dee, should have linked the 1st post here. I'll edit my article. Here it is, btw: https://steemit.com/art/@noellesevilla/artspiration-my-art-heroes-or-1-john-howe-or-celebrating-2-art-curations-and-200-followers

Ill do the same for post #3. Thanks so much for your support and advice!