{"product_id":"forever-optimist-framed-only-100cm-squ-40-squ","title":"Forever Optimist - Framed only - 100cm squ\/ 40\" squ","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"listing-description up-30 hidden-xs\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLimited Edition Archival Pigment Print on Paper in 100cm squ with options of  Tasmanian Oak frame, white frame or unframed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.georgehallart.com\/pages\/contact-us\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.georgehallart.com\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCOMMISSION AN ARTWORK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"allcontent\" style=\"display: block;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"allcontent\" style=\"display: block;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"allcontent\" style=\"display: block;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"display: block;\"\u003e'Forever Optimist' has been released as a limited edition print of 15 only. This artwork is a reproduction of my original mixed media artwork.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"allcontent\" style=\"display: block;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"display: block;\"\u003eThis print is an edition of 15. This exclusive print is signed and numbered by the artist and comes with certificate of authenticity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"allcontent\" style=\"display: block;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"allcontent\" style=\"display: block;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"allcontent\" style=\"display: block;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArchival\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ePigment Print dimensions:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100cm x 100cm \/ 40\" x 40\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Actual artwork is approx 84 x 84cm printed onto 100 x 100cm giclee paper)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFramed Dimensions approx: \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e103cm x 103cm \/ 40.3\" x 40.3\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFramed art prints are heavily protected in double bubble wrap and double cardboard supports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e*Approx. 3 days required for giclee printing.\u003cbr\u003e+\u003cbr\u003e*Approx. 2 weeks required for framing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrames are handmade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePurchase with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.georgehallart.com\/collections\/the-optimist-heart-series\/products\/forever-optimist-aqua-100cm-squ-tasmanian-oak-frame-or-unframed\"\u003e'Forever Optimist - Aqua'\u003c\/a\u003e to hang as a pair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.georgehallart.com\/pages\/contact-us\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.georgehallart.com\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCOMMISSION AN ARTWORK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Optimist Story (My Story):\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt the beginning of 2019 I was going through a really sad time, I was beginning to lose hope in the world and hence becoming easily annoyed and angry. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI decided I didn’t want to be this way, so I did what I always do and that is to start drawing what I wanted life to look like. The reoccurring theme seemed to be love and optimism. So I kept drawing hearts, I think I must of drawn hundreds, all over magazines and newspapers they kept developing and growing and I began to really start loving them and the process. I loved the effect of the background newsprint, but sometimes the words were wrong. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSo I research words of positivity and hope. I went through all the google searches and just kept adding to the list. I stopped watching and reading the news, I decided to create my own newspaper with these words. I wanted my heart to go onto words of love and hope. So I printed collages of these great words and started painting my multi-coloured hearts on top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI noticed that people started smiling at me in the street and I wondered why, then I realised it was because I was walking round smiling, my mode had changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMore people started contacting me and wanting paintings. I posted the hearts on my Instagram and I got so many orders for these hearts. I call them ‘The Optimist’ because that is was what I had become.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"George Hall","offers":[{"title":"Frame only","offer_id":48662962766052,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/9498\/files\/IMG_2378.jpg?v=1691988098","url":"https:\/\/www.georgehallart.com\/products\/forever-optimist-framed-only-100cm-squ-40-squ","provider":"George Hall Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}