{"product_id":"blending-in-framed","title":"Blending In - Framed","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery time I see a picture of an octopus, I get the urge to paint or draw one.  But they are kind of tricky - firstly because it really is hard to keep track of and depict all eight legs in an appealing way.  And secondly, because truthfully, they can be a little ugly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI'll be honest, this was my second attempt at a colored pencil octopus. The first was more vibrantly colored, lots more pinks, a less pleasing composition and was more of an experiment.  It was great learning and for this second version, I proceeded to simplify both the colors and the layout and also used the value scale more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the end I love how it turned out.  I kept the pinks but much more of a high and lowlight to the luscious blues and greens of the main body. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original has been juried into the 2026\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thefair.com\/washington-state-fair\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWA State Fair Fine Art Show\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Puyallup WA and will be on display framed at the WA State Fairgrounds September 4th - 27th.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was available for sale, framed to 16\" x 20\" via the WA State Fair and is now\u003cstrong\u003e SOLD.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther works in the 2026 WA State Fair:\u003ca href=\"\/products\/majestic\"\u003e Majestic\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/in-the-infinite-flow\"\u003eIn the Infinite Flow\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/golden-framed\"\u003eGolden\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColored oil-based pencil\u003c\/span\u003e on 12\" x 16\" Arches 140lb 100% cotton hot press paper. Signed by the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine Art prints of this piece are coming soon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CJ Art Escape","offers":[{"title":"12 x 16 inches ORIGINAL ART","offer_id":48287045386427,"sku":"BLENDING-ORIG","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/0779\/5387\/files\/blending-in-cjhassall-S23.jpg?v=1787458009","url":"https:\/\/cjartescape.com\/products\/blending-in-framed","provider":"CJ Hassall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}