{"id":5234,"date":"2018-05-03T09:30:33","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T13:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/?p=5234"},"modified":"2018-05-03T09:30:33","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T13:30:33","slug":"ancient-beckoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/ancient-beckoning\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Beckoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I began to crave nature. A soulful yearning for the quiet voice of the wind without urban interruption.<br \/>\nA desperate ache to hear rainfall on leaves &amp; trickle in creeks running pure, birds greeting the day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/ancient-beckoning\/waterlily-garden-12x36-oil\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5236\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5236\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Waterlily-garden-12x36-oil--300x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Waterlily-garden-12x36-oil--300x227.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Waterlily-garden-12x36-oil--768x581.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Waterlily-garden-12x36-oil--1024x774.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Waterlily-garden-12x36-oil--397x300.jpg 397w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I longed for the invigorating scent of woods draped in morning dew, mingled with pine.<br \/>\nMy feet desired soft moss underfoot, lungs to drink fresh air.<br \/>\nI needed to feel the heartbeat of the earth and breath of the sun.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5235\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Wilderness-wander-24x30-oil-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Wilderness-wander-24x30-oil-212x300.jpg 212w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Wilderness-wander-24x30-oil-768x1088.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Wilderness-wander-24x30-oil-723x1024.jpg 723w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I wondered, could I feel it in the paint? Could I return there, to the quiet hush, and feel nature\u2019s breath?<\/p>\n<p>and if I could\u2026 would other\u2019s feel it too?<\/p>\n<p>~<\/p>\n<p>In art, nature communicates a connection requiring no language, nor explanation, and constructs no barriers.<br \/>\nIt universally unites.<br \/>\nI hope you feel it too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/ancient-beckoning\/dawn-creek\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5237\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5237\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/dawn-creek-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/dawn-creek-300x194.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/dawn-creek-768x498.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/dawn-creek-1024x664.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/dawn-creek-463x300.jpg 463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n~<br \/>\nNew Work:<br \/>\nWilderness wander &#8211; 24&#215;30 oil on canvas<br \/>\nWaterlily garden- 12&#215;36<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I began to crave nature. 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