{"id":5863,"date":"2019-05-01T16:07:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T20:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/?p=5863"},"modified":"2019-05-01T16:07:10","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T20:07:10","slug":"daily-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/daily-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>\u201cWake up as an artist; be an artist each day. Do what is before you to do. Be still, open, and willing.\u201d Aliye Cullu.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC01827-Version-2-copy-596x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5872\" width=\"248\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC01827-Version-2-copy-596x1024.jpg 596w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC01827-Version-2-copy-175x300.jpg 175w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC01827-Version-2-copy-768x1319.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC01827-Version-2-copy.jpg 1012w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I feel the strength of my Norwegian roots more apparently when hanging out with my Dad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dad-norway-708x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5865\" class=\"wp-image-5865\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dad-norway-708x1024.jpg 708w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dad-norway-208x300.jpg 208w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dad-norway-768x1110.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dad-norway.jpg 1614w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"888\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC03640-1-1024x888.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5866\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/?attachment_id=5866\" class=\"wp-image-5866\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC03640-1-1024x888.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC03640-1-300x260.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC03640-1-768x666.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC03640-1-346x300.jpg 346w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with ancestry and eye colour, I also inherited his love of routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not to burst the fancy free artist image\u2026 in truth, I relish comfort of familiarity in daily regimes, a fondness for surprise only at the easel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC04288-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5870\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC04288-1024x680.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC04288-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC04288-768x510.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC04288-451x300.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My Daily work habits are on many of your minds.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>1.<\/strong> \u201cDo you work only when you feel like it, you have to be inspired to work, right?\u201d<\/li><li><strong>2.<\/strong>\u201cDo you paint all the time, every day?\u201d \u201c It\u2019s your job to just paint, right?\u201d<\/li><li><strong>3.<\/strong>\u201cIf you have a dog, may I rent it? your dog would be a happy dog. Very zen.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>~<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"821\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC02454-1024x821.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5871\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC02454-1024x821.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC02454-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC02454-768x615.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC02454-374x300.jpg 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> When in the business of inspiration, it\u2019s best to find inspiration in everything.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, its easy to get to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Painting all day, every day, wouldn\u2019t allow room for the business portion of my career, which would bring creating to a screeching halt.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC04265-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5869\" width=\"377\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC04265-1024x680.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC04265-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC04265-768x510.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC04265-451x300.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ideally, a handful of ethical established dealers nationally &amp; internationally promoting\/selling the work would unburden me of some tasks. Until then its a daily balancing act between creating and business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"501\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC04293-1024x501.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5873\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC04293-1024x501.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC04293-300x147.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC04293-768x376.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC04293-500x245.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Conscious how much paint I am exposed to on a regular basis,&nbsp; I also make an effort for activity balance for health &amp; wellness, creation endurance and my longevity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Art is my livelihood, as a business owner, daily structure depends on variety of work commitments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every evening, I make a daily list of duties\/ activities for the following day, maintaining separate lists for ongoing or future projects. Some projects are years in the making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My work responsibilities include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Art creator<\/li><li>Art growth evolvement\/ originality<\/li><li>Skill development<\/li><li>Subject research<\/li><li>Client communication\/ correspondence&nbsp;<\/li><li>Retail studio management<\/li><li>Proposal submissions\/ applications ( Ie: Artist in Residences\/ Art Installations, etc)<\/li><li>Presentations\/ speaking engagements<\/li><li>International &amp; national market research<\/li><li>Dealer\/Collector research&nbsp;<\/li><li>Commercial\/ Clinic\/ Corporate &amp; Residential construction research<\/li><li>Entertainment studio prop contractor connections<\/li><li>Public relations<\/li><li>Dealer\/ gallery negotiations&nbsp;<\/li><li>Exhibit coordinator<\/li><li>Packaging &amp; shipping\/ logistics<\/li><li>Inventory manager<\/li><li>Supply runner<\/li><li>Tech department :website update: social media update<\/li><li>Blog writing &amp; posting, advertising, billing, taxes, etc.&nbsp;<\/li><li> Researching architects, designers, corporations that I want to work with, where my work would be a good fit. Establishing these relationships &amp; sending proposals for future projects.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0 ~ <strong><em>When I am painting, other than \u2018creator\u2019 all of the above tasks need to disappear from my mind.~\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That can be challenging when many things are pressing, my day almost always includes some of above duties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>T<em>his is where routine and mindfulness come in handy.<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. <\/strong>No dog, thou I grew up with one and loved her so. She was pretty zen.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"253\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Scan-1-copy-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5868\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Scan-1-copy-2.jpeg 251w, http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Scan-1-copy-2-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>~<em>\u201cGet on a daily routine&#8230; Working is a process not a product. Success comes from the word, succeed: Latin: &#8216;to under go.&#8217; You must keep moving.\u201d<\/em> Nicoletta Baumeister\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cZen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine.\u201d <\/em>Shunryu Suzuki\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s one activity I do every day, no matter circumstance or location? <strong>Meditate.<\/strong>~ Dawn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NEW Work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Island Lake&#8221; 12&#215;24 oil on canvas $1,030.oo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Mountain Winter Sunrise&#8221; 14&#215;24  oil on canvas $1,210.oo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other Photos above: Studio\/ Dad, Grampa&#8217;s flag &amp; lefse\/ my brother, Dad &amp; I with our little dog, Tuff. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWake up as an artist; be an artist each day. Do what is before you to do. 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