{"product_id":"a-self-portrait-of-sorts-original-oil-painting","title":"A Self-Portrait, of Sorts – Original Oil Painting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Self-Portrait, of Sorts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot quite a likeness, but perhaps something of me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis original oil painting is a self-portrait of sorts, built from loose, expressive marks rather than carefully observed features. A suggestion of a face emerges from layers of yellow, purple and darker strokes, before beginning to dissolve back into the surrounding colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThick paint, scraped lines and overlapping forms leave the image somewhere between portrait and abstraction. It is less about recording exactly what I look like and more about what might emerge when I try to represent myself through paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Self-Portrait, of Sorts\u003c\/strong\u003e is an original, one-of-a-kind painting by Andrew Read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOil paint on canvas frame\u003cbr\u003e24cm × 24cm\u003cbr\u003eSigned by Andrew Read. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew Read Artist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58820763451656,"sku":null,"price":220.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/1835\/9560\/files\/A-slef-portrait-or-sorts.jpg?v=1790770631","url":"https:\/\/andrewdread.com\/products\/a-self-portrait-of-sorts-original-oil-painting","provider":"Andrew Read Artist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}