{"product_id":"wood-duck","title":"Wood Duck","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eOil on rough-sawn, live-edge wood.\u003cbr\u003eApproximately 12 inches tall. Freestanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe wood came from my family's farm in northeast Indiana and was cut by my uncle, who spent an extraordinary amount of time cutting wood. Sometimes I think he heated with wood just so he'd have an excuse to cut more of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eYears later, my Handler looked at this piece and thought it would be funny to paint a wood duck on wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eHe was right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eI began painting it around 2022, then carried it with me and tinkered with it for several years before finally calling it finished in 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe chainsaw marks, rough edges, grain and irregular shape remain part of the piece. It isn't simply a painting on wood. The wood gets to remain itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eI believe this wood duck inherited my tendency to wander. He has traveled all over the country with me before finally becoming what he was meant to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eA wood duck from everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MonicaWellsArt.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45904418668679,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0362\/4681\/4855\/files\/20260920_193245_1.jpg?v=1789961320","url":"https:\/\/monicawellsart.com\/products\/wood-duck","provider":"MonicaWellsArt.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}