{"product_id":"the-unimpressed-cassowary","title":"The Unimpressed Cassowary","description":"\u003cp class=\"text-zinc-900 text-base\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid oklch(0.928 0.006 264.531); margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; color: oklch(0.21 0.006 285.885); font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'sans-serif'; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\"The Unimpressed Cassowary\" is one of my first attempt at painting birds, which surprises me because I adore birds - why have I not painted them sooner? I lived in Cairns about 20 years ago and I remember going to a nature park and witnessing a cassowary for the first time, with that crazy noise they make. They are a strange bird and I wanted to capture that unique quirkiness in my painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-zinc-900 text-base\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid oklch(0.928 0.006 264.531); margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; color: oklch(0.21 0.006 285.885); font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'sans-serif'; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eI started with a rough outline using brushes but moved on with impasto and a palette knife to create a lot of texture for this bird. I didn't want him to look clean and polished, I wanted him rough and messy! As I worked with the palette knife his face started looking somewhat angry so I softened it a little with some brushwork and now he gives the impression of being unimpressed which is very fitting, because I think a lot of cassowaries give this vibe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-zinc-900 text-base\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid oklch(0.928 0.006 264.531); margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; color: oklch(0.21 0.006 285.885); font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'sans-serif'; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eThis painting is relatively small, 18\" x 24\" and suits a small wall.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirsty Hay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52908978929775,"sku":null,"price":520.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/2078\/9615\/files\/69164a62e1b8ea140711df10_the-unimpressed-cassowary_1775629420493.png?v=1775629513","url":"https:\/\/www.theonlineartgallery.com.au\/products\/the-unimpressed-cassowary","provider":"The Online Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}