{"product_id":"the-abstract-tiger","title":"The Abstract Tiger","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen I was only ten years old, my sister encouraged me to enter an art contest that was being promoted by a popular music radio station. They called themselves \"The Tiger,\" and they were having an art competition to promote their station. What I entered was a colored pencil drawing of a tiger, which was made with unconnected lines and stripes of color, and my parents suggested we name the piece \"The Abstract Tiger.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis abstraction ended up winning one of the top awards in the competition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout forty years later, I found myself in India visiting a wildlife-rich nature preserve, where I was hoping to meet a tiger. From that perspective, the trip wasn't very rewarding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, late one afternoon, as it was getting darker, I was sitting in a Jeep watching the daylight dwindle along a narrow dirt track – when all of a sudden a rustling in the bush was heard, and those elusive stripes came strolling by, being visible for less than a minute. Naturally, I grabbed a small camera and panned a fast capture of the majestic creature, and as I did, it turned its head and glanced back at me without even breaking its stride.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI've had \"The Abstract Tiger\" in my personal collection for decades. Now, I've decided to share it, as a remembrance of that childhood art event, yes, but also sensing that, to some, it might prove to be a treasure in its own right, because its real, its abstract, and its historic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn fact, the name if this piece will be the same as that childhood pencil drawing – \"The Abstract Tiger\" – because that is exactly what it is. I am offering it as a glossy metal piece that will likely be appreciated by those enjoying abstractions. This 'abstract tiger', however, was a circumstantial abstract, which adds a certain dimensional twist of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 12\"x18\" horizontal image is being sold as a collector's Artist Proof edition for $965 and has the artist's signature embedded in the glossy metal print. It is being created, not with just a hanger, but with a dimensional surround back-mounted to give an added impact to this unique collectible. You will also get a certificate of authenticity that includes a brief summation of the capture conditions for this unique abstraction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Passion for Place","offers":[{"title":"12 x 18 inches - LIMITED EDITION","offer_id":42634901749854,"sku":null,"price":965.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/6907\/files\/tigerIndia.12x18.1647tigerW.jpg?v=1775772006","url":"https:\/\/greglawson.com\/products\/the-abstract-tiger","provider":"Greg Lawson Galleries - Art Tasting Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}