{"id":114,"date":"2014-01-30T05:05:05","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T12:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/?p=114"},"modified":"2014-01-30T05:14:14","modified_gmt":"2014-01-30T12:14:14","slug":"first-work-of-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/2014\/01\/30\/first-work-of-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"First work of 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_9357.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-118\" alt=\"IMG_9357\" src=\"https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_9357-600x479.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_9357-600x479.jpg 600w, https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_9357-1024x818.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My first piece of the year is very Arabian. I am currently working on art to be shown in Saudi Arabia and am planning a series of Arabian Doors<\/p>\n<p>I painted a piece of cotton a few weeks ago. This piece began looking like this.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_9307.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-89\" alt=\"IMG_9307\" src=\"https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_9307-400x600.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_9307-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_9307-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After I completed the painting on this piece, you can still see some of the brown through the paint, which I was hoping would give it a painted wood look. It is quite interesting to take a look at this piece before it was quilted.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_9317.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-123\" alt=\"IMG_9317\" src=\"https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_9317-394x600.jpg\" width=\"394\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_9317-394x600.jpg 394w, https:\/\/amiestarchuk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_9317-674x1024.jpg 674w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The quilting is my favorite part. It brings color and texture and life to the piece!<\/p>\n<p>I had it mounted on stretcher bars and framed so the size is 9 1\/2&#8243; x 6 1\/2&#8243; x 3\/4&#8243;.<\/p>\n<p>I am hoping to make a few more of these Saudi doors. I&#8217;m planning the next ones to be in more traditional colors.<\/p>\n<p>The art show is in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia March 6, 7 and 8. I better get to work!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My first piece of the year is very Arabian. I am currently working on art to be shown in Saudi Arabia and am planning a series of Arabian Doors I painted a piece of cotton a few weeks ago. This piece began looking like this. 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