{"product_id":"headlong-oil-painting","title":"Headlong - Oil Painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eOil on Canvas, 60 × 52 inches, Unframed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title is drawn from the poem, \"Moments\" by Mary Oliver, who writes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\" There is nothing more pathetic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ethan caution\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen headlong might save a life,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eeven, possibly, your own.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a quality of commitment in this painting, of throwing yourself forward without quite knowing where you'll land. The brushwork is exuberant — splashes and marks that move fast, that don't second-guess themselves. Deep blues and fiery reds that bring to mind a sunset over open water, the horizon somewhere ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI think of this as an ocean-scape more than a landscape — the sea as a state of mind, as a metaphor for setting out on a new path with more energy than certainty. That feeling of going headlong into something is one I find worth painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedium: Oil on Canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 60 × 52 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Unframed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne-of-a-kind original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work ships in a crate. Please contact me to discuss delivery options.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Rich Studios","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54292276871381,"sku":null,"price":7000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/7778\/8117\/files\/Headlong.jpg?v=1784403650","url":"https:\/\/michaelrichstudios.com\/products\/headlong-oil-painting","provider":"Michael Rich Studios","version":"1.0","type":"link"}