{"product_id":"reflection-by-calie-durant","title":"Reflection by Calie Durant","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAcrylic on canvas, mounted to wood cradled panel - framed in walnut-toned aluminum\u003cbr\u003e18\" h x 14\" w painting - framed at 19\" h x 15\" w x 1.5\" d\u003cbr\u003eProfessionally wired and ready to hang\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"sqsrte-text-color--black\"\u003eCalie Durant is an abstract painter whose work bridges a lifelong dedication to visual communication with a sustained commitment to a practice shaped through layered inquiry and revision. She studied graphic design in art school before earning her BFA with a major in painting. Raised in Hawai‘i, she was drawn early to the relationships between color, form, and atmosphere, sensitivities that would later inform both her design career and her studio practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"sqsrte-text-color--black\"\u003eBefore turning fully toward painting, Calie worked in branding and advertising as an art director, designer, and strategist in New York and San Francisco. She led creative teams and crafted cohesive visual systems across web, mobile, and print. During this time, she partnered with renowned clients including Pottery Barn, Williams-Sonoma, Ogilvy \u0026amp; Mather, and Landor Associates. This background refined her approach to composition, structure, and visual clarity, elements that now underpin the disciplined yet expansive nature of her abstract work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"sqsrte-text-color--black\"\u003eIn 2021, Calie moved back to O‘ahu with her husband and two children. She now paints from her home studio in Honolulu, where a sense of rhythm, openness, and spatial awareness informs the ongoing evolution of her practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eReflection\u003c\/i\u003e began as an experiment. I was exploring new materials and mark-making, working with a ruling pen alongside techniques that were still finding their place in my process. At first, I was unsure where the piece belonged. The circular forms suggested bubbles rising through water, then gradually began to feel like jellyfish drifting just beneath the surface. I set it aside, not unloved, but unresolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOver time, that uncertainty shifted. Each return to the studio drew my attention back to this painting. It lingered in my awareness, reappearing in photos, quietly asking for a closer look. When I finally slowed down and gave it my full attention, the work revealed itself more clearly. What I once questioned became something I genuinely connected with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eI named the piece Reflection because it asks for patience and presence. It invites reconsideration, encouraging a deeper look at what might initially be overlooked. My hope is that it offers you a moment of pause, creating space to reflect on what surfaces when you allow yourself to truly see.  - Calie Durant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Calie Durant","offers":[{"title":"19\" h x 15\" w","offer_id":46411807424711,"sku":null,"price":1400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0259\/5930\/1204\/files\/calie-durant-reflection-silo-hawaii-art-photograph.jpg?v=1776214857","url":"https:\/\/tiffanysartagency.com\/products\/reflection-by-calie-durant","provider":"Tiffany's Art Agency","version":"1.0","type":"link"}