{"product_id":"look-closer","title":"Look Closer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14\" x 18\" x 0.75\" Original acrylic painting on stretched canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompleted in June 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReference image by Linden Glenhill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtistic statement about this piece:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Look Closer\" is a microscopic photograph of a butterfly's wing 'scales', which is what I see as an abstracted realism. While painting in public, I asked what people thought it was, and everyone saw something slightly different - from ribbons to a mermaid's tail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI've always been fascinated by how iridescent colour is represented in nature, and wanted to better understand how to paint it. For the first time, I wasn't able to mix the colours I saw, and had to include new fluorescent pigments to achieve the brightness I was looking for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAcrylic paint (Golden heavy body acrylic).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eStretched canvas (7 oz 100% cotton canvas, double-primed with gesso. Kiln dried 3\/4 inch thick stretcher bars made of solid birch wood. Back stapled. Hanging hardware on back with d-ring and wrapped steel wire.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eArchival materials, in order of application: Gotrick canvas, Golden acrylic paint, Golden isolation coat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis artwork was included in the following exhibitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"Rhapsody in Colour\" 38th Annual Members’ Exhibition + Art Sale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen: July 4 - 18, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere: Harcourt House, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3rd floor, 10215 – 112 Street, Edmonton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robin Good Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50354093424833,"sku":null,"price":725.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0530\/7953\/9905\/files\/LookCloser2026square.jpg?v=1787187837","url":"https:\/\/robingoodart.com\/products\/look-closer","provider":"Robin Good Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}