{"id":71,"date":"2022-10-14T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/work\/the-old-wood\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T10:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T10:59:29","slug":"the-old-wood","status":"publish","type":"kurato_project","link":"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/work\/the-old-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"The Old Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"kurato-synopsis kurato-wrap kurato-grid wp-block-kurato-synopsis\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-lead\">The first series I ever showed. Three paintings of the wood above the town, where the oaks are <em>older than the harbor.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"kurato-copy\"><p>Before the net loft, I painted in the wood because it was free and nobody watched. The oaks there are three or four hundred years old.<\/p>\n<p>These three were in my first show at the Arts Center in 2022. All three sold, and that is how I paid the first year of rent on the studio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"kurato-plates kurato-wrap kurato-grid wp-block-kurato-plates\" aria-label=\"Plates\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"kurato-plate-a\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"kurato-still kurato-r-scope\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/landscape-old-oaks-1920x803.jpg\" class=\"attachment-kurato-scope size-kurato-scope\" alt=\"A grove of old twisted oaks with thick roots in brown autumn light.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/landscape-old-oaks-1920x803.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/landscape-old-oaks-960x402.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-mono kurato-scene\">Pl. 01<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-mono\">The Old Oaks \u00b7 80 \u00d7 110 cm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-plates-head kurato-mono\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-scene\">Plates<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>03<\/b>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The Old Wood \u00b7 2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"kurato-plate-b\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"kurato-still kurato-r-tall\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/landscape-rock-ledge-1000x1250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-kurato-tall size-kurato-tall\" alt=\"A gray rock ledge rises among birch and pine in a deep wood.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-mono kurato-scene\">Pl. 02<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-mono\">Rock Ledge \u00b7 70 \u00d7 90 cm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"kurato-plates-note\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-mono\">Palette notes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bark is a pattern you can not copy. I paint the big shapes of light and shadow and let a dry brush find the texture. <em>The brush knows more about bark than I do.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class=\"kurato-mono\">Brushes<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>Worn hog bristle, dry<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class=\"kurato-mono\">Palette<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>Earths and one green<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"kurato-quote kurato-wrap kurato-panel wp-block-kurato-quote\">\n\t<blockquote>\n\t\t<p>\u201cA young painter who already knows when to stop. That is rare.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"kurato-mono\">Hal Brennick, Wrenhaven Arts Center<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"kurato-credits kurato-credits-film kurato-panel wp-block-kurato-credits\" aria-label=\"Full credits\">\n\t<div class=\"kurato-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-credits-intro\">One painter, one studio, <em>the old wood.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"kurato-sr\">\n\t\t\t\tFull credits\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"kurato-roll\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kurato-roll-dept\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span>Behind the series<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>Painted by<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>Odile Marrow<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>First show<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>Wrenhaven Arts Center<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>Stretchers<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>Teo Lindqvist<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>Photography of the works<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>Mira Castell<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>Shown by<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>Wrenhaven Arts Center<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-roll-end\">And the oaks, which <em>will outlast all of us.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first series I showed: three paintings of the old wood above Wrenhaven, its oaks, its rock, and its weather.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":57,"menu_order":12,"template":"","meta":{"kurato_project_subtitle":"Old oaks and rock in the wood above the town, the series that started it.","kurato_project_runtime":"3 works","kurato_project_format":"Oil on linen","kurato_project_layout":"film","kurato_project_video_type":"none","kurato_project_video_url":"","kurato_project_video_file":0,"kurato_project_preview":0,"kurato_project_focus":{"x":50,"y":50},"kurato_project_report":[{"label":"Medium","value":"Oil"},{"label":"Support","value":"Linen"},{"label":"Sizes","value":"60 \u00d7 90 cm to 80 \u00d7 110 cm"},{"label":"Painted","value":"Spring to fall 2022"},{"label":"Shown at","value":"Wrenhaven Arts Center"},{"label":"Available","value":"Sold"}],"kurato_page_runtime":0,"kurato_hide_header":false,"kurato_hide_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"kurato_project_type":[20],"kurato_project_client":[28],"kurato_project_year":[33],"kurato_project_role":[23],"class_list":["post-71","kurato_project","type-kurato_project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","kurato_project_type-mountain-and-forest","kurato_project_client-wrenhaven-arts-center","kurato_project_year-33","kurato_project_role-painter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kurato_project\/71","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kurato_project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kurato_project"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kurato_project\/71\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136,"href":"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kurato_project\/71\/revisions\/136"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kurato_project_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kurato_project_type?post=71"},{"taxonomy":"kurato_project_client","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kurato_project_client?post=71"},{"taxonomy":"kurato_project_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kurato_project_year?post=71"},{"taxonomy":"kurato_project_role","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kurato_project_role?post=71"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}