{"product_id":"how-do-i-begin","title":"How Do I Begin?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis painting feels like the question that quietly opened the door to this entire collection. At 48 x 72 inches, it is the largest piece in IN THE BEGINNING so far, and in many ways, I found myself working toward it through the paintings that came before.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere are suggestions of botanical shapes here—the kinds of forms I notice in my garden and on walks through the forest around my home. I wasn’t trying to reproduce any particular plant or leaf. Instead, I was thinking about the way we instinctively make sense of the world through simple shapes and marks.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe title is both a question and a reflection of my own experience. How do I begin a painting? Sometimes I know exactly where I want to go, and sometimes I begin with almost nothing more than a mark. This collection reminds me that beginnings don’t always announce themselves. Sometimes, we only recognize where we were going after we’ve already arrived.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eOriginal abstract painting\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eAcrylic on canvas\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e72 x 48 x 1.5\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/clairedesjardins.com\/collections\/in-the-beginning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eView collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Claire Desjardins, Fine Artist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48130777874597,"sku":null,"price":6520.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/5576\/3621\/files\/02-on-the-wall_SQUARE_df2d0017-f5d6-45d6-a6ad-40002d8836a9.jpg?v=1787276980","url":"https:\/\/clairedesjardins.com\/products\/how-do-i-begin","provider":"Claire Desjardins, Fine Artist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}