{"product_id":"the-west-wind-300-piece-puzzle","title":"The West Wind 300 Piece Puzzle","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212b36; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;\"\u003eThe West Wind is a 1917 artwork that was painted in the last year of Thomson's life and was one of his final works on canvas. An iconic image, the pine tree at its centre has been described as growing \"in the national ethos as our one and only tree in a country of trees\". Thomson based The West Wind on an earlier, slightly different sketch he produced in 1916 (The Jack Pine) while working as a park ranger in Algonquin Park. In the finished canvas, Thomson moved the pine further to the right, replaced a less defined foreground plane with strongly patterned rock shapes and removed a dead tree limb from the ground.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePuzzle Shape:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRectangular\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePiece Count:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk66116141\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Thomson\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212b36; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;\"\u003eThomas John Thomson (1877-1917) was a Canadian artist active in the early 20th century. During his short career, he produced roughly 400 oil sketches on small wood panels and approximately 50 larger works on canvas. His works consist almost entirely of landscapes, depicting trees, skies, lakes and rivers. He used broad brush strokes and a liberal application of paint to capture the beauty and colour of the Ontario landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdditional Information:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Today Is Art Day's Canadian Artists Puzzle Collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttractive tubular packaging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePieces housed in a reusable cloth bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212b36; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;\"\u003ePuzzle Dimensions (in):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212b36; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12 x 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePuzzle Box Dimensions (in):\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3.15 x 3.15 x 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8+\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eWarning – Choking Hazard:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmall parts. Not for children under 3 years of age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Today Is Art Day","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48033545388286,"sku":"TIADTUPUZWESTW","price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/3242\/0552\/files\/TodayIsArt-TheWestWindTomThomson300-piecePuzzle-ThePuzzleNerds.png?v=1775436308","url":"https:\/\/thepuzzlenerds.com\/products\/the-west-wind-300-piece-puzzle","provider":"The Puzzle Nerds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}