{"product_id":"cherry-blossom-grove-a-collection-of-three-original-paintings","title":"Cherry Blossom Grove, A collection of three original paintings","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection began as something else entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first painting was intended to be the background for a mixed-media piece. My plan was to add mandala hearts and additional decorative elements, but before I could continue, both my husband and one of my closest friends asked me not to. They liked the tree exactly as it was.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt first I resisted. The painting felt unfinished to me. But the more time I spent with it, the more I began to see what they were seeing. The tree was carrying enough on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI added more blossoms, refined the composition, and eventually created two companion paintings. Together, they became a small grove rather than a single tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach piece is built around the contrast between delicate pink blossoms and a luminous metallic ground. The reflective surface shifts throughout the day, changing with the surrounding light and creating subtle variations in atmosphere. From a distance, the paintings feel airy and open; up close, individual brushstrokes and layered marks remain visible throughout the branches, blossoms, and landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat draws me to flowering trees is not only their beauty, but their briefness. They arrive, transform a landscape for a short time, and disappear again. These paintings are less about documenting a specific place than about holding onto that moment of abundance before it passes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisplayed together, the three paintings create a continuous sense of space and light while allowing each tree its own character. The collection works especially well in bedrooms, living areas, entryways, or other spaces where a sense of brightness, calm, and natural beauty is welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal paintings created with acrylic and metallic foil on canvas.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSold as a set of three.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeft: Canvas: 18\" x 24\", Framed: 19.5\" x 25\/5\".\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCenter: Canvas: 30\" x 24\". Framed: 31\/5\" x 25\/5\".\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRight:  Canvas: 18\" x 24\", Framed: 19.5\" x 25\/5\".\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet: Approx. 76\" X 25.5\".\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carlie Cornell Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49093675155684,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/6710\/8836\/files\/PXL_20260223_182105765_2.jpg?v=1780844208","url":"https:\/\/carliecornell.com\/products\/cherry-blossom-grove-a-collection-of-three-original-paintings","provider":"Carlie Cornell Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}