{"id":1089,"date":"2022-03-22T13:38:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T13:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/?page_id=1089"},"modified":"2023-09-30T17:38:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T17:38:25","slug":"life-on-mars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/?page_id=1089","title":{"rendered":"Life on Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This painting has had many iterations and only resolved itself when I painted over it and then revealed areas of detail below which to me look exquisite. When finished the title jumped out. After spending thousands of hours looking down at invertebrates and other aquatic species maybe this is what Life on Mars would look like, lots of metallic shiny colours and blue pigments instead of the more familiar green pigments in plants on earth. It is a painting that deserves close attention to the details, so would look best somewhere where the viewer can get up close. It is ready to hang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Life on Mars is no longer available and would be difficult for me to replicate.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/life_on_mars-729x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/life_on_mars-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/life_on_mars-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/life_on_mars-768x1079.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/life_on_mars-560x787.jpg 560w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/life_on_mars.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Entire painting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/life_on_mars_detail.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/life_on_mars_detail.jpg 900w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/life_on_mars_detail-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/life_on_mars_detail-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/life_on_mars_detail-760x506.jpg 760w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/life_on_mars_detail-615x410.jpg 615w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/life_on_mars_detail-560x373.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A detail of the painting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/life_on_mars_in_situ-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/life_on_mars_in_situ-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/life_on_mars_in_situ-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/life_on_mars_in_situ-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/life_on_mars_in_situ-560x840.jpg 560w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/life_on_mars_in_situ.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Painting in situ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/?page_id=437\">Commission an artwork<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This painting has had many iterations and only resolved itself when I painted over it and then revealed areas of detail below which to me look exquisite. 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