{"id":1539,"date":"2022-04-11T17:13:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T17:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/?page_id=1539"},"modified":"2022-04-11T17:13:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T17:13:22","slug":"zostera","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/?page_id=1539","title":{"rendered":"Zostera"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>When thinking of a title for this painting I was influenced by a visitor who said it looked a bit like a bed of seagrass underwater. Seagrasses are unusual as they are one of the few higher plants that live in the sea. In the UK the only genus of seagrass is Zostera, hence the name of the painting. During my career as an estuarine and marine biologist I have spent quite a long time surveying Zostera beds and the associated seaweeds, invertebrates and fish. <\/p><p>This is a peaceful, relaxing abstract that would suit anything from a period home to a modern apartment. It is ready to hang.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera.jpg 900w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera-510x510.jpg 510w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera-750x750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera-560x560.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption>Entire painting<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera_-_detail_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera_-_detail_1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera_-_detail_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera_-_detail_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera_-_detail_1-760x506.jpg 760w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera_-_detail_1-615x410.jpg 615w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera_-_detail_1-560x373.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption>A detail of the painting<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera_-_in_situ-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera_-_in_situ-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera_-_in_situ-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera_-_in_situ-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera_-_in_situ-560x840.jpg 560w, https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/zostera_-_in_situ.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption>Painting in situ<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artphilsmith.com\/?page_id=437\">Purchase this artwork<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When thinking of a title for this painting I was influenced by a visitor who said it looked a bit like a bed of seagrass underwater. 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