{"product_id":"bill-gotfryd-green-dawn-watercolor-10-x-5","title":"Bill Gotfryd \"Green Dawn\" Watercolor, 10\" X 5\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDimensions apply to unframed art. Framed dimensions for this piece are 13\"x16\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArtist Statement: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eIf you are an artist in nature, you can’t help but be buffeted on all sides and with all your senses as you experience it.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eYour experience of the land and its natural citizens is never passive.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt MUST be active. You are always taking from it, and in trying to explain it you must give up something of yourself in return.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe subjects that I choose to portray are completely unpredictable.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSomething just strikes my imagination, by tone or color or mood.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt’s not always a serious thing. (A hungry looking frog needs no excuse.) And while my work is representational, I don’t want a make a photograph.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eEverything needs to serve the fleeting mood that I see, so I alter, strip away, or enhance as necessary to show that moment. In return I leave clues of my whimsy or deep spiritual convictions, as do all artists of the natural world, I bet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAll in all, it seems a fair trade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo shipping available. Pickup of purchased artwork is Saturday, October 24th at 9pm or Sunday, October 25th from 10am-1pm (Door 400) at the Starline Factory, 306 N. Front St, Harvard, IL. Need a different pickup time? Email\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:info@conservemc.org\" target=\"_blank\"\u003einfo@conservemc.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto arrange an alternate pickup date\/location. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Land Conservancy of McHenry County Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54290459656356,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0516\/3427\/4468\/files\/B.GotfrydGreenDawn.150.watercolor.10x5.jpg?v=1792176346","url":"https:\/\/store.conservemc.org\/products\/bill-gotfryd-green-dawn-watercolor-10-x-5","provider":"The Land Conservancy of McHenry County Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}