{"product_id":"daydreamer-horse-trompe-loeil-painting","title":"The Daydreamer (Original Acrylic Trompe L'Oeil Painting by Kim Testone)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The Daydreamer,\" acrylic on panel, 24\" x 24, is a hyperrealism trompe l'oeil painting of a horse cookie in a colorful frosting scene. Professionally framed in a contemporary white floater frame. Based on a real-life sugar cookie and frosting model that I baked and decorated and then replicated with acrylic paint in the trompe l'oeil style. This means that the whimsical painting is virtually flat. Instead, it is painted in a way that looks amazingly three-dimensional and highly realistic in its details. There is no AI involved in any of my work. Everything is from my imagination and my kitchen, then painted in painstaking detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \"scene\" features am imaginary frosting landscape with a field of horse-friendly cookie pansies and a pretzel stick fence. There are sugar cookie clouds and a gingerbread barn with a pretzel stick roof. The horse faces a small Monarch butterfly cookie, giving the impression that it is flying. The design balances the whimsical nature of the scene and the use of cookies, frosting and decorations with the three-dimensional illusion of the trompe l'oeil painting style. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonarch butterflies, which are often depicted in my hyperrealism trompe l'oeil foodscape works, are recognized as a symbol of transformation, strength and resilience. Here, I wanted the scene to depict a horse living on a farm and considering that maybe life can be more than simply being confined. The fence is open, the horse could leave and follow the butterfly, but what would happen? Is it enough to be comfortable among the field of flowers and bright red barn. Is it okay to dream of something more?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike my other paintings, I wanted \"The Daydreamer\" to stand as a source of inspiration for people from a wide range of backgrounds. Using cookies and frosting as the base design elements allows an easier entry point for viewers to enjoy and thoughtfully consider the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece went viral multiple times on TikTok, with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kimtestoneartist\/video\/7557962289928867102\" title=\"Close-up view of The Daydreamer cookie trompe l'oeil landscape painting by Kim Testone.\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclose-up view reaching more than 425,000 views\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBe sure to check out these \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kimtestoneartist\" title=\"Kim Testone's paintings on TikTok\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTiKTok\u003c\/a\u003e videos featuring the process and side views of \"The Daydreamer\":\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kimtestoneartist\/video\/7557962289928867102\" title=\"Close-up view of The Daydreamer acrylic trompe l'oeil painting by Kim Testone\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClose-up View of \"The Daydreamer\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kimtestoneartist\/video\/7559389421343100190\" title=\"Side view of The Daydreamer acrylic trompe l'oeil painting by Kim Testone\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSide View of \"The Daydreamer\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kimtestoneartist\/video\/7557459447870704926\" title=\"Painting process for The Daydreamer cookie landscape trompe l'oeil painting by Kim Testone\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePainting process for \"The Daydreamer\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kimtestoneartist\/video\/7597537393436085534\" title=\"Side views of Kim Testone's trompe l'oeil cookie landscape painting series.\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSide views of some of my trompe l'oeil cookie landscape paintings.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuestions? Please feel free to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kimtestone.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Kim Testone.\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003econtact us here\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere to Purchase Prints of \"The Daydreamer\" Hyperrealism Trompe L'Oeil Painting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrints of this piece are available \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kimtestone.com\/products\/the-daydreamer-cookie-landscape-painting-open-edition\" title=\"Prints of The Daydreamer cookie landscape painting by Kim Testone\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMini prints of this piece are available \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kimtestone.com\/products\/mini-print-the-daydreamer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Mini prints of The Daydreamer original trompe l'oeil cookie painting by Kim Testone\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kim Testone Contemporary Still Life Painter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53619095634239,"sku":"OP-THEDAYDREAMER-1","price":5800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9301\/9711\/files\/TheDaydreamerbyKimTestone24x24acryliconpanels.jpg?v=1781321274","url":"https:\/\/kimtestone.com\/products\/daydreamer-horse-trompe-loeil-painting","provider":"Kim Testone Contemporary Still Life Painter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}