{"product_id":"cynthia-by-the-sea","title":"Cynthia by the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCYNTHIA BY THE SEA\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eAcrylic \u0026amp; R\u0026amp;F Oil Stick on Canvas | 56\" × 48\" | 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe has her face to the sun. She is not thinking about you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCynthia by the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e is a painting about a particular kind of joy — uncomplicated, physical, completely present. Cynthia reclines against a ground of deep cobalt and teal, her red swimsuit painted with the rich, waxy luminosity that only R\u0026amp;F oil stick delivers, the colour saturated and warm against the cool blues and greens of sea and sky surrounding her. Her head is thrown back. Her eyes are closed. Whatever is happening in the world behind her — the lighthouse standing its patient watch, the vegetation moving in a wind she has stopped noticing — she is elsewhere entirely. She is in the sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beach ball sits to her left in primary colours — red, yellow, green, blue — a perfect circle of pure uncomplicated pleasure that has been in paintings since Seurat and never once lost its meaning. Play. Summer. The radical act of doing nothing important very well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface is extraordinary — R\u0026amp;F oil stick worked into acrylic gives the figure a depth and warmth that the surrounding seascape cannot quite match, which is entirely the point. Cynthia glows. Everything else is simply the world she has temporarily escaped from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePainted in 2026 at significant scale, \u003cem\u003eCynthia by the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e is a monumental celebration of the small, perfect moment. The afternoon that asks nothing. The sun on the face of someone who has decided, at least for now, that this is enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e📦 Shipping \u0026amp; Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e56\" × 48\"\u003c\/strong\u003e original on canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcrylic and R\u0026amp;F oil stick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned and dated 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips carefully \u003cstrong\u003erolled in a professional tube\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpon arrival we recommend professional stretching and framing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrefer it shipped pre-stretched?\u003c\/strong\u003e Contact us before purchasing for a shipping quote at cost\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate of authenticity included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne original. No reproductions. Face to the sun. Not thinking about you.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Decorum Atelier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42940580757598,"sku":null,"price":7500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/4929\/6990\/files\/cynthia-custom.jpg?v=1782327799","url":"https:\/\/decorumatelier.com\/products\/cynthia-by-the-sea","provider":"Decorum Atelier","version":"1.0","type":"link"}