{"product_id":"michael-rainsford-forest-and-field-copy","title":"Michael Rainsford | Book of Stones","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eWatercolour on handmade paper\u003cbr\u003e87 × 67 cm \u003cbr\u003eOriginal work, signed by the artist \u003cbr\u003ePresented frame in a solid angled oak box frame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1790755905634_480\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook of Stones\u003c\/em\u003e reflects Michael Rainsford’s ongoing engagement with landscape, approached through material rather than depiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eWorking with watercolour on handmade paper, the surface is built through repeated, small marks that gather into shifting fields of tone. These marks sit lightly within the paper, allowing the texture and absorbency of the surface to remain present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe composition unfolds in sections, each carrying a subtle variation in colour and density. What appears ordered at first begins to loosen on closer viewing, as small inconsistencies and shifts give the work a quiet movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThere is a sense of accumulation rather than construction. The marks feel placed over time, building a surface that holds memory of process and place without describing it directly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe work sits between observation and abstraction, where repetition becomes a way of registering attention rather than fixing an image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInsured delivery is included to most UK and US addresses. Any applicable local taxes or import duties remain the buyer’s responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Rainsford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55220164821319,"sku":null,"price":1750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/4216\/9927\/files\/Michael-Rainsford-Book-Of-Stones.jpg?v=1790772138","url":"https:\/\/www.thomasrainsford.com\/products\/michael-rainsford-forest-and-field-copy","provider":"Thomas Rainsford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}