{"product_id":"heron-panel-9","title":"Across the Bay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Heron is a bird that makes me think of my travels to Vancouver. I come by ferry from Vancouver Island to deliver and sell my work, and Great Blue Herons are a common sight in the bay when I arrive on the mainland.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt felt like the right subject for a piece coming to this gallery and there is a more specific reason for that. A few years ago, when I first started selling my works, I was en route to the Douglas Reynolds Gallery with a paddle featuring a Heron design. This piece was intended to be my first work sold to Doug. I stopped to deliver a different piece to another gallery downtown and, while there, showed the owner the paddle at his request. He looked it over, walked away with it and returned to me with a cheque. Being new to the gallery circuit, I didn't want to cause an issue, however I was shocked that he took the paddle from me without my approval. I intended to sell the paddle to Doug and felt bad that I was no longer able to. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI can now say I've delivered my Heron piece along with several others to Doug!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe panel's form and design draws on several influences from my training. For example, the large negative space is after the style of Moy Sutherland; the domed interior and bordered edge from the panel construction approach of Rande Cook; and the design framework developed through my studies at the Freda Diesing School under instructors Phil Gray and Nathan Wilson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e- \u003cem\u003eHarrison Martin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harrison Martin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50167014457511,"sku":"048144","price":4800.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/6814\/0199\/files\/IMG_8624_0399be5f-090b-4434-b2e0-22d58582473d.jpg?v=1779485862","url":"https:\/\/douglasreynoldsgallery.com\/products\/heron-panel-9","provider":"Douglas Reynolds Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}