{"product_id":"monsters-of-la-mancha","title":"Monsters of La Mancha","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(18\" x 24\") - Acrylic Paint on Canvas \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEstimated Shipping Cost and Sales Tax are not included in the sale price! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFull color prints are available upon request.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eI have always admired painters who work fast and loose and still somehow manage to create compelling visual images that look painterly and alive. Being an architect, however, I have spent much of my life drawing very straight, precise lines using mechanical tools and computers to ensure rigid conformity to absolute orthogonalness (yes, I made up that word for dramatic effect).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eWith this latest painting, I put down my orthogonal crutches and let the painting be imperfect on purpose. I worked fast (for me) and edited on the fly without resorting to tightening things up or overcorrecting.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eWhat I got in return is a surprisingly imperfect but pleasing image of three windmills silently marking the wide, flat plain of La Mancha, Spain.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eI chose this setting after spending no small amount of time studying and enjoying Miguel de Cervantes's classic novel, \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/em\u003e.  The painting's solitude suggest the titular character in the novel no longer has need or desire to attack these gentle giants. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eAnd, yes, I know he dies in the end, but his spirit carries on.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Blew Artwork","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67475621347618,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/4560\/1314\/files\/TheMonstersofLaMancha_18x24_REDUCE.jpg?v=1791409456","url":"https:\/\/blewartwork.com\/products\/monsters-of-la-mancha","provider":"Blew Artwork","version":"1.0","type":"link"}