{"product_id":"golden-framed","title":"Golden - Framed","description":"\u003cp\u003eI have been meaning to draw or paint a lion's head for a while now.  Typically, I don't paint much in browns, I use them as needed in landscapes, but not as the primary color palette, so I decided to play around first with colored pencil.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece turned out very much as I wanted - taking a little from the process in \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/majestic\"\u003eMajestic\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003efor \u003cem\u003eGolden\u003c\/em\u003e I was aiming for the face to be somewhat realistic, but to become more interpretive as your eye travels to the beard and mane.  In the end, the beard ended up kind of between the two, with some hints of realism in the ear, and the upper mane merely hinted at with linework.  I especially enjoyed adding hints of complementary blues here and there to cool the overall composition.\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 is available for sale, framed to 16\" x 20\" via the WA State Fair.\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\/blending-in-framed\"\u003eBlending In\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColored oil-based pencil\u003c\/span\u003e on 11\" x 14\" Strathmore 400 series Mixed Media paper. Signed by the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CJ Art Escape","offers":[{"title":"11 x 14 inches ORIGINAL ART","offer_id":48287050006715,"sku":"GOLDEN-ORIG","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/0779\/5387\/files\/golden-cjhassall-S23.jpg?v=1787457636","url":"https:\/\/cjartescape.com\/products\/golden-framed","provider":"CJ Hassall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}