{"product_id":"doors-of-the-blue-city-jodhpur-india-18x18-inches-oil-on-canvas-by-british-artist-joanne-short","title":"'Doors of the Blue City, Jodhpur, India'. 18 x 18 inches Oil Painting on Canvas by British Artist Joanne Short","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoors of the Blue City, Jodhpur, India\u003c\/i\u003e is a vibrant original oil painting by \u003cstrong\u003eJoanne Short\u003c\/strong\u003e, inspired by the extraordinary blue-painted architecture and intimate streets of Jodhpur in Rajasthan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJoanne focuses on the character of the buildings themselves: arched doorways, balconies, shutters, steps and windows arranged across a richly patterned façade. The famous blues of Jodhpur are balanced with fresh greens, turquoise, warm orange and coral, while plants spill from balconies, textiles hang overhead and decorative details bring the architecture to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe subject of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003edoors has a particularly personal significance for Joanne\u003c\/span\u003e. As an art student in Italy, she created a major body of work centred on doors in a hilltop village, working directly onto existing doors and embellishing them with her own art as site-specific installations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFor Joanne, doors have always suggested far more than architecture. They can represent \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003epossibility, intrigue and potential\u003c\/span\u003e — gateways between one place and another, between the familiar and the unknown. A closed door conceals another world; an open one invites us through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThat earlier artistic fascination finds a natural continuation in Jodhpur. Here the doors and windows of the Blue City become part of a layered visual journey through India, each one suggesting another courtyard, room, family, story or experience beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe painting was created following Joanne’s journey through India as part of the wider \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lastchancetopaint.com\/4-india-land-of-tiger\"\u003eLast Chance to Paint\u003c\/a\u003e – Land of the Tiger expedition\u003c\/span\u003e, which she helped to deliver alongside John Dyer. After the expedition work in Pench, Joanne travelled across India, responding in paint to the country’s architecture, culture, colour and extraordinary visual richness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRather than presenting Jodhpur as a distant cityscape, Joanne brings us close to its doors, walls and courtyards. In doing so, she connects this Indian painting to ideas that have interested her since the beginning of her career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoors of the Blue City\u003c\/i\u003e therefore becomes both a celebration of Jodhpur and a painting about \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003epossibility; the tantalising sense that behind every door another world is waiting to be discovered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-product-heading\"\u003eItem Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table-data-sheet\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDescription\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFramed Original Painting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArtist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/johndyergallery.com\/collections\/joanne-short\" title=\"Cornish Artist Joanne Short\"\u003eCornish Artist Joanne Short\u003c\/a\u003e (born 1967)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSigned by the Artist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSigned by Joanne Short\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePainting size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 x 18 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFramed size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 x 26 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrame type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eJoanne Short: I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003en the 1950s, simple neutral frames became popular for St Ives artists. Joanne chooses an off-white so the lightest tones appear in the painting. The moulding is a variation of 'Salvator Rosa' from Italy. Hand-finished in almond white paint.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReady to hang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStrung with picture cord and ready to hang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/johndyergallery.com\/collections\/indian-summer-new-paintings-of-india\"\u003eIndian Summer collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joanne Short","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67766049276146,"sku":null,"price":950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0476\/8448\/5279\/files\/DoorsoftheBlueCity_Jodhpur_India.18x18inchesoiloncanvasbyJoanneShort.jpg?v=1792229755","url":"https:\/\/johndyergallery.com\/products\/doors-of-the-blue-city-jodhpur-india-18x18-inches-oil-on-canvas-by-british-artist-joanne-short","provider":"John Dyer Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}