{"product_id":"kari-bell-after-the-storm-original-abstract-oil-cold-wax-mitsooz","title":"After The Storm","description":"\u003cp class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eAfter the Storm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eAn Original Oil and Cold Wax Painting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eThe Discovery of a Settled Horizon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eTrue abstraction reveals itself only after the turbulence has passed. In After the Storm, Kari Bell captures the immediate, heavy stillness that arrives when the clouds finally break. The composition functions as a contemplative field: a space where sweeping indigo and cerulean pigments collide against a luminous, expectant white core. This is not a replication of a landscape, but a tactile record of attention. Utilizing a rich combination of oil and cold wax, Bell creates a surface that invites the intentional observer to slow down and accept the invitation to enter the layered color field. It is a visual sanctuary designed to add a persistent presence of peace and stability to the modern home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eThe Intelligence of the Excavated Surface.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eAs a recovering academic who spent thirty years as a university professor, Bell’s transition to the studio represents a radical departure into intuitive exploration. In After the Storm, she replaces structured thought with a practice grounded in material response. Utilizing palette knives and specialized tools to scratch, build, and excavate through the wax, she creates a visual record of the painting’s evolution. The visible \"scars\" and subtle pops of terracotta orange reflect the raw honesty of the creative process: an archival response to the fragility of our changing environments. This 36x30 masterpiece on a solid cradled panel rewards slow looking, revealing a structural complexity that brings the light of the Southwest into the permanent sanctuary of the home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eDetails \u0026amp; Dimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAfter the Storm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eClassification:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan 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