{"product_id":"small-town-memory","title":"Small Town Memory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Plein Air Study\" is an original oil painting by Hu Xuebo, created in 2024 on a canvas measuring 60 by 80 centimetres. Painted entirely outdoors, it depicts two girls in white summer dresses crouching at the edge of a courtyard pond, reaching toward goldfish in green water. Behind them rises a white-walled building with a circular moon-gate window and aged plaster, partially draped in climbing vines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTall trees on the right fill the upper half with dappled green. The brushwork is quick and confident — each figure built from no more than a dozen strokes, the reaching arm captured in a single gesture from shoulder to fingertip. The moon-gate window anchors the composition: a dark ellipse that pulls the eye inward against the surrounding foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHu Xuebo was born in Chongqing in 1972 and trained at the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. His plein-air practice takes him to historical villages across southwest China, where courtyard life and traditional architecture provide recurring subjects. This hand-painted work is one of a kind. A certificate of authenticity is included. Free worldwide shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hu Xuebo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53460091306263,"sku":"ORI-HUXUEBO-2024-PLEINAIR-001","price":1879.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/8263\/4519\/files\/warped_00_0e216041-31e9-4fe1-9193-8b54a52f5f4b.png?v=1784765602","url":"https:\/\/paintforheart.com\/products\/small-town-memory","provider":"Paint For Heart","version":"1.0","type":"link"}