{"product_id":"painfully-cold-original","title":"Painfully Cold - Original","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"166\" data-start=\"102\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Oil Painting on Canvas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e36\" x 24\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"392\" data-start=\"168\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"184\" data-start=\"168\"\u003ePainfully Cold\u003c\/em\u003e captures a stark and solitary scene — a lone building standing in the middle of a frozen landscape, bordered by a quiet cornfield and a still, icy pond. The space feels vast, stripped down, and deeply still.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"447\" data-start=\"394\"\u003eThis wasn’t a painting I initially planned to create.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"650\" data-start=\"449\"\u003eA day after trudging through this frozen terrain to photograph the scene, my knee gave out. It wasn’t a serious injury, but it forced me off my feet for two weeks. That pause, however, became the push.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"907\" data-start=\"652\"\u003eSomething about this place stayed with me — the isolation, the silence, and the quiet curiosity of a structure that feels both present and distant at the same time. It stands there, weathered and unmoving, holding its history without offering explanation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1070\" data-start=\"909\"\u003eReturning to it on canvas became a way to reconnect with that moment — to translate not just the landscape, but the physical and emotional experience tied to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1167\" data-start=\"1072\"\u003eThis piece speaks to endurance, stillness, and the unexpected ways a moment can leave its mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1274\" data-start=\"1169\"\u003ePainted with a focus on strength, atmosphere, and that feeling of standing at the edge of something vast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1570\" data-start=\"1276\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1288\" data-start=\"1276\"\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1291\" data-start=\"1288\"\u003e    •    Original oil painting\u003cbr data-end=\"1364\" data-start=\"1361\"\u003e    •    One-of-a-kind\u003cbr data-end=\"1429\" data-start=\"1426\"\u003e    •    Signed on front\u003cbr data-end=\"1496\" data-start=\"1493\"\u003e    •    Unframed gallery canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1651\" data-start=\"1572\"\u003eThank you for being part of the journey with this piece — onto the next canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024219304035,"sku":null,"price":2160.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/2917\/4627\/files\/painful.jpg?v=1775415915","url":"https:\/\/paintingsbymike.ca\/products\/painfully-cold-original","provider":"Paintings by Mike","version":"1.0","type":"link"}