{"product_id":"the-sunset-we-shared","title":"The Sunset We Shared","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eevening in Finistère.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was a hot, balmy summer evening. Earlier in the day, people had been swimming in the sea, and as the sun began to fall, many of us simply stayed where we were to watch the light change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe colours were extraordinary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe warmth of the evening seemed to remain in the water and on the shore, while the sky began to fill with deep violets, rose, copper, gold and fiery orange. There was a wonderful contrast between the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epeace of simply sitting and watching\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eenergy that remained in the sea and the landscape around us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis small painting grew from that moment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI wasn’t trying to make a literal record of the sunset. I wanted to capture something of how it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efelt to be there\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — the warmth of the evening, the movement of the sea, the extraordinary colour and that shared sense that, for a little while, there was nowhere else anyone needed to be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePainted in oils on high-quality watercolour paper prepared with gesso, the painting is deliberately intimate in scale. The expressive brushwork and rich layers of colour invite you to look closely and discover the different marks and textures within the surface.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is part of my \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmall Paintings Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — a series of intimate original works created as unique moments rather than editions. Each exists only once.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtwork details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal oil painting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on gesso-primed high-quality watercolour paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePaper size: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e18 × 18 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePainted image: approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16 × 16 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFramed and ready to hang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned by the artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFrom the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmall Paintings Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eOne-of-a-kind original — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eonce it is gone, it is gone\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity not included\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA small painting holding the memory of a very big evening.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Wellington Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58520064262488,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/1403\/1448\/files\/A7F88169-D653-4780-ADF0-9C8A19F18EE7.png?v=1789901225","url":"https:\/\/peterwellingtonart.com\/fr\/products\/the-sunset-we-shared","provider":"Peter Wellington Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}