{"id":79,"date":"2024-04-03T12:51:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T12:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephenmartyn.co.uk\/test-pl\/?page_id=79"},"modified":"2024-07-13T11:42:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T11:42:52","slug":"79-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stephenmartyn.co.uk\/test-pl\/79-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d89aad35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-47c06fe3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About me and my artwork<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"line-height:1.75\" class=\"is-style-default wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read about my art and inspiration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find out how to buy my original paintings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or maybe buy a print?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/stephenmartyn.co.uk\/test-pl\/98-2\/\">Gallery<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenmartyn.co.uk\/test-pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/saxophone.jpg\" alt=\"saxophonist in Prague\" class=\"wp-image-68\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenmartyn.co.uk\/test-pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/saxophone.jpg 500w, https:\/\/stephenmartyn.co.uk\/test-pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/saxophone-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">About my artwork and my inspiration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Having been a professional aviator all my adult life, I have always been struck by the truly wonderful sights that I have witnessed from my lofty perch, high up in the very same skyscape that we all admire from below.&nbsp; In this environment it is impossible to ignore feelings of awe and inspiration and even the most dozy observers will be injected with a a large dose of true joy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it must be said that flying \u2013 the actual operating of aeroplanes &#8211; is actually quite prosaic, and for many years I harboured a strong desire to become an artist and tap into whatever creativity might be lurking within. Thus in 2012 I finally bit the bullet and enrolled into Martin Kinnear\u2019s Norfolk Painting School for a foundation course in oil painting. The course focused on two styles; Old Master and Impressionist.\u00a0 As I was hugely inspired by artists such as Gauguin, Monet, Degas, Sargent and Seurat, I decided to develop my own style of Impressionism, some of which you can view on the <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenmartyn.co.uk\/test-pl\/98-2\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"98\">Gallery page.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">How to buy my original artwork<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Works are available direct from me; please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenmartyn.co.uk\/test-pl\/contact\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"93\">Contact page<\/a> to find out how to get in touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Limited edition prints<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would prefer a high quality, limited edition print of one or more of my original artworks, this will obviously be less expensive than an original. Your print will come cello- wrapped, ready to be framed, with a mount and backing board.\u00a0 The overall size is A3, unless otherwise stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About me and my artwork About my artwork and my inspiration Having been a professional aviator all my adult life, I have always been struck by the truly wonderful sights that I have witnessed from my lofty perch, high up in the very same skyscape that we all admire from below.&nbsp; In this environment it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-79","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenmartyn.co.uk\/test-pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenmartyn.co.uk\/test-pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenmartyn.co.uk\/test-pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenmartyn.co.uk\/test-pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenmartyn.co.uk\/test-pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/stephenmartyn.co.uk\/test-pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125,"href":"https:\/\/stephenmartyn.co.uk\/test-pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79\/revisions\/125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenmartyn.co.uk\/test-pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}