{"product_id":"here-comes-the-sun-original-acrylic-painting-by-kim-testone","title":"Here Comes the Sun (Original Acrylic Painting by Kim Testone)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Here Comes the Sun,\" acrylic on panel, 20\" x 30. Professionally framed in a contemporary white floater frame. Based on a real-life gingerbread house\/sugar cookie\/frosting model that I baked and decorated and then replicated with acrylic paint in the trompe l'oeil style. This means that the painting is virtually flat, but it is painted in a way that looks amazingly three-dimensional and highly realistic in its details. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Here Comes the Sun\" features a whimsical gingerbread house set amongst a field of overgrown cookie greenery and flowers and a few giant swirly lollipops, with a bright yellow cookie sun hovering within the swirly blue frosting sky. This was the first piece from my trompe l'oeil series that I designed, at a time when I knew I wanted to use a gingerbread house and cookies, but wasn't quite sure how. I literally built the full small gingerbread house first and let it sit on my counter for probably a week, just staring at it. Eventually, I thought, I'm a pretty good trompe l'oeil painter, what if I just chopped off the back? So I sawed off the back two-thirds of the house and began arranging it with the cookies I'd baked. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike most of my foodscape paintings, I wanted this piece to stand for hope. The whimsical nature of the design demonstrates an existence that has perhaps become a bit overwhelming, surrounded by a homestead that is seemingly a bit neglected, with overgrown greenery and oversized flowers and lollipops. There isn't a clear path to the imaginary door. But the sun, in all its optimistic glory, gives the scene a semblance of hope, as well as warmth and the satisfaction that even when things aren't perfect, joy can still be found. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who wonder why I use cookies and frosting as the basic for these foodscapes, I really wanted the works to be accessible to a wide range of people. Using food elements, and particularly recognizable sweet treats, allows an easier entry point for viewers to enjoy and thoughtfully consider the work, even children.\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 \"Here Comes the Sun\":\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kimtestoneartist\/video\/7617716986046385438\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Painting and design process for Here Comes the Sun gingerbread cookie landscape painting\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ePainting and design process for Here Comes the Sun.\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\u003cp\u003ePrints of this piece are available \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kimtestone.com\/products\/here-comes-the-sun-cookie-landscape-series-open-edition-print\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Prints of Here Comes the Sun gingerbread house cookie landscape painting by Kim Testone\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\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\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kim Testone Contemporary Still Life Painter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53671354237247,"sku":"OP-HERECOMESSUN-1","price":5800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9301\/9711\/files\/HereComestheSun30x20acryliconpanels.jpg?v=1781533575","url":"https:\/\/kimtestone.com\/products\/here-comes-the-sun-original-acrylic-painting-by-kim-testone","provider":"Kim Testone Contemporary Still Life Painter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}