{"id":4714,"date":"2017-04-27T15:49:37","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T19:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/?p=4714"},"modified":"2018-04-27T09:38:41","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T13:38:41","slug":"why-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/why-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Nature?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLandscape artists are a dime a dozen.Why work in the most competitive genre in the world?\u201d an art dealer asked.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Nature is always going to be relevant, and current.<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s non- offensive and excludes no one. Nature art connects to diverse audiences of any age, demographic, religion, culture, &amp; language.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s versatile &amp; \u00a0suitable for every room. Residential, commercial, offices, lobbies, clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, baby nurseries, hotels, restaurants, and schools and public venues all benefit from having nature art on the walls. (My clients share they also use the work as a meditation tool.)<\/li>\n<li>Scenery\/ Nature art is scientifically proven to have positive impact on wellness, promoting healing physically, mentally, emotionally. (Art of all genres improve academic\/ problem solving skills in participants and viewers.)<\/li>\n<li>Landscape art requires no guidebook, translation or title to emotionally connect the viewer.<\/li>\n<li>Thou trends change, nature art continually appears in art auctions indicating it has longevity and may be a solid investment.<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s home. I have explored many genres with pencil and brush, finding myself most at home in wilderness work. Raised in nature, I understand it\u2019s primitive balm to our souls. Landscape art can be a powerful emotional connection to wilderness, our universal \u2018home\u2019. <strong>Why not provide this love to a global audience?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/why-nature\/dsc08839\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4715\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4715\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC08839-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC08839-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC08839-768x510.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC08839-1024x680.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC08839-451x300.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/why-nature\/dsc08865\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4717\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4717\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC08865-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC08865-300x222.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC08865-768x568.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC08865-1024x757.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC08865-406x300.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If the work is created sincerely, authentically, evolving skill &amp; expertise it will connect to the viewer and find it\u2019s audience, offering delight, healing and inspiration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All this, from pigment &amp; cloth.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thou the most competitive genre, I\u2019d say it\u2019s worthwhile.<\/p>\n<p>~<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPaint horses, they are more marketable, and try to stay away from green.\u201d my Montreal dealer said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFocus on flowers, we sell a lot of those.\u201d my Ottawa dealer chirped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTuscan villages would sell, instead of this nature stuff. Villages are trending.\u201d\u00a0Exhibit attendees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/why-nature\/dsc08497\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4718\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4718\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC08497-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC08497-300x293.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC08497-768x751.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC08497-1024x1001.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC08497-307x300.jpg 307w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC08497.jpg 1676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLandscape artists are a dime a dozen.Why work in the most competitive genre in the world?\u201d an art dealer asked. \u00a0Nature is always going to be relevant, and current. It\u2019s non- offensive and excludes no one. 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