{"title":"Wildlife","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal fine art paintings featuring wildlife — from stately peacocks to whales and sea turtles — rendered in colored pencil, ink, and watercolor by CJ Hassall.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"in-the-infinite-flow","title":"In the Infinite Flow","description":"\u003cp\u003eTurtles are such graceful creatures. With this piece, I wanted to capture their natural elegance alongside the timeless nature of the ocean. 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Signed by the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was juried into the 2026 Federal Way Arts Explosion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh quality Fine Art prints are also available (US only) starting at $29 with free shipping. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eContact me here for details.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CJ Art Escape","offers":[{"title":"11 x 14 inches ORIGINAL ART","offer_id":47754034938043,"sku":"FLO-ORIG","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/0779\/5387\/files\/in-the-infinite-flow-cjhassall.jpg?v=1776980291"},{"product_id":"whale-of-a-time","title":"Whale of a Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhales have always captivated me — colossal but somehow graceful, curious, and often playful. With \u003cem\u003eWhale of a Time\u003c\/em\u003e, I wanted to capture all of that at once: sheer scale alongside the lightness as it travels through the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe whale is the undisputed star. I kept the palette deliberately cool, and the sea is carved out in rhythmic shapes, flowing around, over and under using a range of blue hues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe question that remains unanswered: is the whale breaching into the light, or simply drifting just beneath the surface? It's up to you to decide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessional grade watercolor on 12\" x 16\" Arches 140lb 100% cotton cold press paper. Signed by the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was juried into the 2026 Federal Way Arts Explosion and is now \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOLD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh quality Fine Art prints are also available (US only) starting at $29 with free shipping. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eContact me here for details.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CJ Art Escape","offers":[{"title":"12 x 16  inch ORIGINAL ART","offer_id":47750083051707,"sku":"WOT-ORIG","price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/0779\/5387\/files\/whale-of-a-time-cjhassall.jpg?v=1777341899"},{"product_id":"the-king","title":"The King","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis was my first foray into the joys of colored pencils. I wanted to depict a truly stately creature, The King, in all his gorgeous glory. I focused on representing his head, neck and upper body in luminous reality. Then as your eye travels down his back to the beautiful ornamental fan the depiction becomes more fantasy and eventually abstract.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe King needed to be the star, so I grounded him in his environment using light pen work and neutral tone colored pencil shading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter I finished this piece, I decided to do a bigger version in watercolor rather than pencil, check out it out here - \u003ca href=\"\/products\/majestic\"\u003eMajestic\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColored oil-based pencil and archival ink on 11\" x 14\" mixed media paper. Signed by the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e was juried into the 2026 Federal Way Arts Explosion and is now \u003cstrong\u003eSOLD\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh quality Fine Art prints are also available (US only) starting at $29 with free shipping. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eContact me here for details.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CJ Art Escape","offers":[{"title":"11 x 14 inches ORIGINAL ART","offer_id":47841648017595,"sku":"KIN-ORIG","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/0779\/5387\/files\/the-king-cjhassall.jpg?v=1778879682"},{"product_id":"majestic","title":"Majestic","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a sibling piece based on my pencil and art work, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-king\"\u003eThe King\u003c\/a\u003e. I had been meaning to try something bigger for a while, and The King served as the perfect preparation for me to go back to my favorite watercolor medium and to go one step further on the fantasy and abstract depiction of the lower tail feathers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce again, he's the star, with a focus on representing the head, neck and upper body with luminous colors and glazes. The tail feathers were so much fun to do, I loved making the eyes of the ornamental fan tail look increasingly like real eyes looking out at you. The environment is simple and clean to make sure all the focus stays with his majesty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessional grade watercolor and archival ink on 18\" x 24\" Arches 140lb 100% cotton cold press paper. 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