{"product_id":"at-the-still-point-of-the-turning-world","title":"At the Still Point of the Turning World","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eInspiration:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere's a rowan tree in my Dad's garden that's seen my whole life. He's in his eighties now, and that tree has been there as long as I can remember. I must have passed it thousands of times—but at the end of one long autumn day, I tipped my head back and stood under it properly for the first time. A cool breeze set the upper branches swaying, the rhythm of whispering burnt orange and vermilion leaves hypnotic. The low sun flickered through them and the patch of ground I stood on felt completely still.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe name came from T.S. Eliot's Burnt Norton—a meditation on time, memory, and what it means to be fully present while the world moves on around you. Eliot contemplates the interconnectedness of past, present, and future—and that idea of a still centre point in a turning world is exactly what I'd felt under that tree.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe painting was fast and intuitive in the early stages, with slow and considered details in the later layers. The filtered shapes of autumn light, the scarlet-gold rowan leaves—the history of the work is all there in the surface. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a painting about savouring the moment when the world slows down. It would suit a reading corner or cosy snug vignette—somewhere you actually pause. The colours—deep scarlet-orange, glowing gold and warm grey-blue—resonate differently throughout the day and the seasons, changing with the light.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you'd like to see more from this body of work, you can view the full \u003ca title=\"'Komorebi' collection of paintings by UK artist Julia Brown\" href=\"https:\/\/juliabrownart.com\/collections\/komorebi\"\u003eKomorebi collection\u003c\/a\u003e here.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFurther Details: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil \/ mixed media on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e61.0 x 45.7 x 1.3 cm | 24 x 18 x 0.5 in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFramed Dimensions: 64.0 x 48.7 x \u003cspan\u003e5.2\u003c\/span\u003e cm | 25.2 x 19.2 x \u003cspan\u003e2 in approx\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned on reverse. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinished with a low-sheen varnish for protection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFramed in a bespoke solid oak tray frame and ready to hang.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComplimentary tracked and insured UK delivery is offered on this artwork.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Julia Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53598758699346,"sku":"INV-BROJ-0085","price":1450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/9555\/9762\/files\/At-the-Still-Point-of-the-Turning-World_framed-oil-painting_by-julia-brown_rowan-tree-autumn-komorebi-2.avif?v=1780499248","url":"https:\/\/juliabrownart.com\/products\/at-the-still-point-of-the-turning-world","provider":"Julia Brown","version":"1.0","type":"link"}