{"id":4236,"date":"2016-05-31T19:36:10","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T23:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/?p=4236"},"modified":"2016-05-31T19:36:12","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T23:36:12","slug":"red-canoe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/red-canoe\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Canoe"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Japanese call it \u201cforest bathing<\/a>\u201d\u00a0when one seeks restorative benefits immersing in nature.<\/p>\n

\"Red<\/a>\u00a0New Red Canoe 18×24 oil<\/p>\n

I have been refreshing my soul exploring forested mountains recently by bike and on foot.<\/p>\n

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\"DSC05809\"<\/a>\u00a0last week.<\/p>\n

Reacquainting with wilderness brings a sense of renewal physically, mentally, intellectually, even spiritually.\u00a0It\u2019s a brilliant reminder of who we are, where we really live.<\/p>\n

“You didn’t come\u00a0into\u00a0this world.\u2028You came\u00a0out\u00a0of it, like a wave from the ocean.\u2028You are not a stranger here.”\u00a0\u2028Alan Watts<\/a><\/p>\n

Exploring quiet valley trails draped in mystery elicit memories in of past experiences in nature.<\/p>\n

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I recall spending a month in wilderness traveling by canoe inspiring the first, and until now, the only canoe painting I have created.<\/p>\n

\"Canoes<\/a>\u00a0New Canoes 18×24 oil<\/p>\n

First Nations people and explorers traveled our expansive waters by canoe. It\u2019s an iconic Canadian symbol reminiscent of family adventures or solo pilgrimages answering a deep call of nature.<\/p>\n

Paddling a canoe can feel incredibly meditative.\u00a0It\u2019s wonderfully rhythmic, your blade churning fresh water as your craft gently sways.<\/p>\n

Some philosophies suggest the experience meets all 4 elements, physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual.<\/p>\n

\"two<\/a>\u00a0New 2 Canoes 11×14 oil<\/p>\n

This time of year summer backcountry expeditions come to fruition.<\/p>\n

Whether goals include exploring \u2018unchartered waters\u2019 or reacquainting with wilderness, on your journey may you feel the restoring benefits of forest bathing as you immerse in nature.<\/p>\n

~Note. All new work is available for purchase. I am\u00a0still puttering with the last two paintings. My way of not overworking is to post them quickly. :0) There have been many requests for canoe paintings, thanks so much for your interest!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Japanese call it \u201cforest bathing\u201d\u00a0when one seeks restorative benefits immersing in nature. \u00a0New Red Canoe 18×24 oil I have been refreshing my soul exploring forested mountains recently by bike and on foot. \u00a0last week. Reacquainting with wilderness brings a … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-work","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4236"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4246,"href":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4236\/revisions\/4246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}