{"product_id":"cochran-david-title-the-baffled-owl","title":"Cochran, David  title: The Baffled Owl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Cochran\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Baffled Owl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e30 x 40 x 1.5”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAcrylic on Canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$1500\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis series combines an expansive landscape with some type of social affair, while being observed and critiqued by a disconnected prudent owl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 128, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist's Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e I create music related paintings where I visually meander around the interiors of a jazz club and focus on the musicians, dancers, patrons and bartenders, capturing them in all manner of unexpected social interactions.  I also combine a quirky mixture of unrelated images to enrich and confuse these figurative paintings.   I apply acrylic paint in layers using unorthodox tools such as cauliflower, the wrong side of a brush, fingernails, used rags and discarded worn out brushes, combined with occasional traditional applications. I attempt to create a painterly, rich and puzzling surface using many abstract elements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e   I attended Virginia Commonwealth University in Painting and Printmaking and graduated in 1976 and have been a full-time artist for over 35 years. I maintained a studio in Alexandria‘s Torpedo Factory for 30 years and now reside in the Fan in Richmond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"September All Media Exhibition 2026","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52478471209262,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/8101\/files\/Cochran_David_TheBaffledOwl_Acrylic_1.jpg?v=1787233474","url":"https:\/\/www.crossroadsartcenter.com\/products\/cochran-david-title-the-baffled-owl","provider":"Crossroads Art Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}