{"product_id":"dragonet-linda-bates","title":"\"Dragonet\" by Linda Bates","description":"\u003ch4\u003e24 x 18 inches\u003cbr\u003eoil on canvas\u003cbr\u003e$1100\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:zoma@caravanmail.com\" class=\"global-button\"\u003e Contact Linda to purchase\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI work with an eye toward realism which can and does spills over into surrealism. My influences are Johannes Vermeer, Salvadore Dali and Edward Hopper. I have always had a love of the visual  narrative—the story without words. I strive to tell stories through my paintings where even a still life has its own voice. Painting animals is where my heart lies, although a journey into portraiture and the human figure are soon to become my next adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Artist:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLinda Bates is a Pacific Northwest artist and musician. She is currently the owner of Evergreen Piano Studio, a home studio on the outskirts of Olympia.  She is also self-taught artist who works primarily in oils. In her early years she worked as Artist In Residence for a popular restaurant in Portland. She has  worked with other artists on mural projects at the Manucha Retreat and Conference Center,  The Valley Athletic Club, and in private homes. She has won awards at the Washington State Fair, Thurston County Fair and the Southwest Washington Fair. Always the student, she is a member of the Olympia Arts League knowing that associating with other artists will do nothing but motivate, inspire and encourage her life as an artist.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lindabatesart.com\" class=\"global-button global-button--text image-text__button\"\u003e Artist Website\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lindabates_art\" class=\"global-button global-button--text image-text__button\"\u003eFollow on Instagram\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Copper Wolf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47202274214071,"sku":null,"price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/4990\/3713\/files\/linda-bates_952ef9c7-12d2-4b97-90ae-3f52a73b1661.jpg?v=1782158361","url":"https:\/\/thecopperwolf.com\/products\/dragonet-linda-bates","provider":"The Copper Wolf ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}