{"title":"Animal Art","description":"Original drawings and paintings of dogs and cats. Some original artworks show happy pets in Italy enjoying the hot summer sun and swimming in the Venetian canals and Italian water. Pencil drawings of stuffed toy dogs.","products":[{"product_id":"painting-mommy-mayhem-bunny-landscape-7","title":"Painting - Mommy Mayhem: Bunny Landscape #7","description":"\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMommy Mayhem: Bunny Landscape #7, 2022, Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 36\" x 24\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003eThis abstract painting of a toy bunny rabbit in a landscape took over 3 years to complete. Thickly built up paint in red, yellow, purple, green, black, white, and blue multicolors completely covers the canvas. The surface texture is so thick that it has a sculptural quality. My abstracted bunny paintings are based on loose, gestural sketches of the same stuffed toy rabbits in different positions. I have painted and sketched these particular stuffed animals from life on many occasions so am familiar with their shapes and forms. I initially paint the forms of the toy bunny rabbits, then push the image further into abstraction. In the painting process, I work to alter the forms, light, colour saturation, and depth of space in the paintings. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003eThe fast-drying acrylic paint allowed me to build up thin layers and texture, then I adjust luminous oil paint on top to bring out certain colours. Over multiple painting sessions I worked to create variety in the shapes, lines, planes and spatial depth. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003eThe bright and fun colours come from the overwhelming children’s toys that fill my home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original painting is signed on the back and was painted from 2019 to 2022. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch6 class=\"paragraph\"\u003eThis original painting ships directly from my art studio in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. \u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbstract Mommy Mayhem Bunny Painting was exhibited in:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eToronto Outdoor Art Fair, Booth A-24, July 15th to 17th, 2022 in Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGradEx 107, May 11 to 15, 2022, OCAD University, 100 McCaul Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1W1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWatch a Quick Video of Mommy Mayhem: Bunny Landscape #7\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/in4UgzMiE5M\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Rachael Grad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42947530064110,"sku":"","price":936.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0209\/3858\/8224\/products\/AbstractToyBunnyTexturedPaintingbyTorontoArtistRachaelGradforGradEx.jpg?v=1652260728"},{"product_id":"painting-bunny-landscape-2-diptych","title":"Painting - Mommy Mayhem: Bunny Landscape #2 (Diptych)","description":"\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMommy Mayhem: Bunny Landscape #1 (Diptych), 2021, Acrylic and Oil on Two Cradled Gessobord Panels, 24\" x 36\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003eThis abstract painting of toy bunny rabbits in a landscape has multicolours including red, yellow, purple, green, black, white, and blue. My abstracted bunny paintings are based on loose, gestural sketches of the same stuffed toy rabbits in different positions. I have painted and sketched these particular stuffed animals from life on many occasions so am familiar with their shapes and forms. I initially paint the forms of the toy bunny rabbits, then push the image further into abstraction. In the painting process,I work to alter the forms, light, colour saturation, and depth of space in the paintings. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003eThe fast-drying acrylic paint allowed me to build up thin layers and texture, and make adjustments more quickly than I would be able to with oils. Over multiple painting sessions I worked to create variety in the shapes, lines, planes and spatial depth. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003eThe bright and fun colours come from the overwhelming children’s toys that fill my home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original painting is signed on the back and was painted in 2021. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch6 class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease note that the RachaelGrad.com writing is for web purposes only and is not on the actual painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThis original painting ships directly from my art studio in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e","brand":"Rachael Grad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42951804813550,"sku":"","price":836.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0209\/3858\/8224\/products\/bunnylandscapes2diptychbyrachaelgradforgradex.jpg?v=1652260733"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0209\/3858\/8224\/collections\/f91b14d9f362b676c8a24d8863e4422e.jpg?v=1568927531","url":"https:\/\/rachaelgrad.myshopify.com\/collections\/animal-artwork.oembed","provider":"Rachael Grad - Contemporary Artist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}