{"product_id":"rebecca-james-games-people-play","title":"Rebecca James - Games People Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e103 x 79cm | Acrylic on canvas | Framed in oak | Ready to hang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAbout the Artwork:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI was originally just thinking of painting a straightforward card game with this painting. Happy people together. But things evolved as I started painting (as they often do) and the characters took on a life of their own. They look somewhat tense and unhappy. I painted a child hiding behind the bars of her mother's chair. I was remembering what it was like when I was young and my parents had party. It was always kind of exciting when the adults were drinking and preoccupied --- there would be food and music and sometimes dancing. But there could also be arguments, heated political debate -- which could also be mildly scary. It's always interesting to think about the games people play -- metaphorically as well as literally. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAbout the Artist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoTitle\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eRebecca is inspired by the work of both contemporary and classic artists and creates her paintings by first imagining a scenario or feeling. She then looks through old photos, magazine pictures and online images of people to help inspire the composition and form of her painting. Once she’s got a composition on the canvas she works and reworks her paintings, layering the paint and sometimes scraping back and adding or removing elements to the composition until she has a piece she’s happy with.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rebecca James","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47956645118103,"sku":null,"price":3800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/6835\/3687\/files\/IMG_5825-RebeccaJames.jpg?v=1782724417","url":"https:\/\/www.thetoowoombagallery.com\/products\/rebecca-james-games-people-play","provider":"The Toowoomba Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}