{"title":"Noticing","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhat happens when we stop trying to identify what we see and simply begin to notice?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Noticing Collection explores mindfulness through abstraction. Layers of color, texture, geometric forms, gestural marks and recurring circles compete for attention, disappear beneath one another and unexpectedly reemerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eInfluenced in part by the visual vocabulary of Mid-Century Modern abstraction, these mixed-media works balance structure with spontaneity—order with interruption, intention with discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThere is no single image to decipher and no prescribed meaning to find. Instead, each painting invites the viewer to wander: follow a line, notice a color, discover a buried shape, step back, move closer and look again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerhaps mindfulness doesn't always look peaceful. Sometimes it looks like paying attention.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"center-of-attention-original-abstract-mixed-media-painting-on-wood-panel","title":"Center of Attention | Original Abstract Mixed Media Painting on Wood Panel","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat captures our attention—and what do we discover when we look beyond it?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eCenter of Attention\u003c\/i\u003e is an original mixed-media abstract painting built around a luminous dimensional orange form that immediately draws the eye. Surrounding it, layers of rust, cobalt blue, ochre, gold and earthy neutrals unfold through gestural marks, textured passages and unexpected fragments of color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eInfluenced by the expressive geometry and playful visual language of Mid-Century Modern abstraction, the composition moves between structure and spontaneity. The central form provides an anchor, but the longer the painting is observed, the more the surrounding details begin to assert themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePart of \u003cb\u003eThe Noticing Collection\u003c\/b\u003e, this work explores mindfulness not as stillness, but as attention—the simple act of looking again and discovering what wasn't noticed the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium:\u003c\/b\u003e Original mixed media on wood panel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle:\u003c\/b\u003e Contemporary abstract \/ Mid-Century Modern influenced\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolynn Cobb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginal:\u003c\/b\u003e One-of-a-kind artwork\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blended Lines Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67598260437308,"sku":null,"price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0766\/5051\/2700\/files\/C-Cobb-Center-of-Attention-sm.jpg?v=1790640167"},{"product_id":"fragments-of-order-original-abstract-mixed-media-painting-on-wood-panel","title":"Fragments of Order | Original Abstract Mixed Media Painting on Wood Panel","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWe naturally search for patterns—even when none have been explained to us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFragments of Order\u003c\/i\u003e, bold fields of cobalt, orange, green and black create an energetic ground for delicate gold geometric forms. Shapes stack, intersect and repeat like fragments of an unknown language, architectural plans or symbols whose meanings have been partially forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSmall circles move across the composition, interrupting its larger structures and encouraging the eye to travel rather than settle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWith subtle references to Mid-Century Modern abstraction, the painting explores the tension between \u003cb\u003epattern and randomness, structure and intuition\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePart of \u003cb\u003eThe Noticing Collection\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFragments of Order\u003c\/i\u003e asks the viewer to resist the urge to immediately understand what is being seen. Instead, follow the shapes. Notice the intersections. Find the repetitions. Allow meaning to emerge—or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSometimes mindfulness begins when we stop demanding an answer and simply pay attention.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blended Lines Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67598273118524,"sku":null,"price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0766\/5051\/2700\/files\/CCobbFragmentsofOrder.jpg?v=1790640400"},{"product_id":"where-the-eye-wanders-original-colorful-abstract-mixed-media-painting","title":"Where the Eye Wanders | Original Colorful Abstract Mixed Media Painting","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere the Eye Wanders\u003c\/i\u003e invites exactly that: wandering. Size: 20\" X 20\" X 1.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLayers of turquoise, pink, cobalt, ochre, white and metallic gold overlap across the surface, interrupted by circles, sweeping lines, botanical suggestions, geometric fragments and traces of earlier marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRather than directing the viewer toward a single focal point, the composition encourages the eye to travel freely. Something discovered in one corner leads toward another shape, another color, another layer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe work combines the optimism and geometry associated with Mid-Century Modern design with a looser, more intuitive approach to mark-making and mixed media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePart of \u003cb\u003eThe Noticing Collection\u003c\/b\u003e, this original painting reflects a central idea in Carolynn Cobb's work: mindfulness can begin with observation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLook once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThen look again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe painting hasn't changed—but perhaps what you notice has.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blended Lines Studio ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67598278623548,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0766\/5051\/2700\/files\/Where-The-Eye-Wanders_58b0fc3e-3529-4065-9599-a089a03f7cb1.jpg?v=1790640573"},{"product_id":"finding-the-pattern-original-mid-century-inspired-abstract-painting","title":"Finding the Pattern | Original Mid-Century Inspired Abstract Painting","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOur minds are constantly looking for patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding the Pattern\u003c\/i\u003e turns that instinct into a visual experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA field of luminous blue and turquoise is interrupted by warm rust and red, while an intricate collection of metallic gold forms stretches across the composition. 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The reward isn't necessarily discovering what the pattern means.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt is becoming aware of the act of looking for one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blended Lines Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67598293336380,"sku":null,"price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0766\/5051\/2700\/files\/CCobbFindingthePattern.jpg?v=1790640813"},{"product_id":"everything-at-once-original-colorful-mixed-media-abstract-painting","title":"Everything at Once | Original Colorful Mixed Media Abstract Painting","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMindfulness isn't always about finding silence. 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