{"product_id":"peace-of-the-tropics-original-oil-painting","title":"Peace of the Tropics — Original Oil Painting","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003ePeace of the Tropics\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA honu rises through luminous blue water, meeting the surface between an expansive tropical sky and the world below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeace of the Tropics\u003c\/em\u003e was inspired by an unforgettable day along Kauaʻi’s Nā Pali Coast\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ocean was unusually calm—almost glassy. From the boat, we watched spinner dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, seabirds, and the coastline unfolding beside us before stopping to snorkel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe had been reminded to give the honu plenty of space and allow them to move undisturbed. While I was snorkeling over the reef on my own, one turtle emerged from beneath the coral and began swimming directly toward me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI backed away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt kept coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI backed away again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd it kept coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEventually I stopped, wondering what exactly this very determined turtle intended to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe honu stopped too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor a few moments, it looked directly at me, and then slipped back beneath the water.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI still joke that perhaps the honu was flirting with me. Whatever brought it so close, the encounter felt personal enough that I knew almost immediately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI was going to paint it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBetween Two Worlds\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition places the honu directly at the boundary between air and sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbove is an immense tropical sky filled with sculptural clouds and a nearly glasslike horizon. Below, sunlight travels through clear blue water toward the reef.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd between the two is the turtle—surfacing to breathe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat threshold has always fascinated me. Ocean animals inhabit an entire world beneath the surface that we only glimpse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeace of the Tropics\u003c\/em\u003e became my way of preserving that meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePainted in Oil\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike the transparent watercolor techniques seen in many of my other originals, \u003cem\u003ePeace of the Tropics\u003c\/em\u003e was created in \u003cstrong\u003eoil on a gessoed board\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe richness of oil allowed me to build the deep blues of the ocean, the subtle markings and dimensional form of the honu, the reflected waterline, and the soft sculptural clouds above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe firm gessoed surface also gives the painting a different visual presence from my works on watercolor paper—a smooth, substantial original with saturated color and depth that becomes especially apparent when viewed in person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eArtwork Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Oil Painting · One of One\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ePeace of the Tropics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christie Marie Elder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCreated:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oil on gessoed board\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtwork Dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24\" H × 30\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed Dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\" H × 39\" W × 1\" D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e$12,500.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFraming\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003ePeace of the Tropics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is professionally presented in a richly textured dark wood frame with a warm tan silk-covered liner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. I selected the frame for its organic, irregular character; the dark wood pattern subtly echoes the markings of a honu shell and extends the character of the painting beyond the image itself\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessionally framed and ready to hang.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eArtist Signature \u0026amp; Documentation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed by Christie Marie Elder on the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach original artwork includes a \u003cstrong\u003eCertificate of Authenticity (COA)\u003c\/strong\u003e together with an artist biography for provenance and collector records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCopyright\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© Christie Marie Elder. 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