{"product_id":"goodnight-my-love-original-by-angus-gardner","title":"Goodnight My Love ORIGINAL by Angus Gardner SOLD","description":"\u003cp\u003eType: ORIGINAL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium: Acrylic On Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage Size: 40\" x 30\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed Size:  44\" x 34\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSignature: Yes, Hand Signed by Angus Gardner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertificate: Yes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelivery: FREE UK Delivery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eANGUS GARDNER SAYS:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-setdir=\"false\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-setdir=\"false\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-setdir=\"false\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eGoodnight my love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-setdir=\"false\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-setdir=\"false\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSome sea otters never set foot on dry land. Imagine that? A four legged furry mammal that might only briefly stand on some rocks to crack open shellfish but who otherwise spend the entirety of their lives on the water, even when giving birth.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhilst I find that remarkable, it wasn’t the thing that inspired me to paint\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGoodnight My Love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- it was something otters do before they fall asleep that just seemed to me to be so charming and relatable. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThey sleep on their backs but before they nod off, they interlock their hands so they don’t drift apart during the night, ensuring that they fall asleep and wake up together. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhen a pair have young, the entire family will ‘hold hands’ before falling asleep, creating something known as a 'raft' to stay connected together whilst they slumber on the water.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThat need for touch before and during sleep and the security that creates is something that resonates deeply with me and is perhaps one of the reasons this behaviour touched me so much - it’s something my wife and I still do, a hand on a hip, hand in hand or even just a toe touching a toe - that subconscious need to know that each other are there. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGoodnight My Love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eimagines two paired otters floating on a calm sea, sun setting behind them, captured at that very moment when they have just drifted off to blissful sleep, hands interlocked, secure and at peace through touch, knowing that they are there for each other and will wake up together.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"x_AppleMailSignature\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Acorn Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57141209825655,"sku":"AGA0058OR","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2156\/1443\/files\/AGA_Goodnight_My_Love_Original_Unframed.jpg?v=1780412281","url":"https:\/\/theacorngallery.co.uk\/products\/goodnight-my-love-original-by-angus-gardner","provider":"The Acorn Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}