{"title":"Recent Sales","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"introduced-species-1","title":"Introduced Species #1","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e60 x 60 cm \/ 24 x 24 in\u003cbr\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e2008\u003cbr\u003eSigned Lower Left\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA private collection, Perth\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18179240558703,"sku":"OOB-IS1","price":42000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/intro_species1.jpg?v=1542432651"},{"product_id":"untitled-03-10-after-van-de-velde-1672-featuring-matthew-mitcham","title":"Untitled #03\/10 (after van de Velde, 1672; featuring Matthew Mitcham)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e78 x 61 cm \/ 31\" x 24\"\u003cbr\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e2010\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eA Private Collection, Los Angeles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAvailable Edition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/untitled-03-10-after-van-de-velde-1672-featuring-matthew-mitcham-2\" title=\"Untitled #03\/10 (after Van de Velde, 1672; featuring Matthew Mitcham) Limited Edition Print by Ross Watson\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18254942404719,"sku":"OOB-03\/10","price":55000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/untitled0310.jpg?v=1542590826"},{"product_id":"actor-featuring-jamieson-caldwell","title":"Actor (featuring Jamieson Caldwell)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e34 x 30 cm \/ 13\" x 12\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e59 x 55 cm \/ 23\" x 22\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e2016\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eA Private Collection, Alicante, Spain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eEdition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ui-accordion-content ui-helper-reset ui-widget-content ui-corner-bottom ui-accordion-content-active\" style=\"display: block;\" id=\"ui-accordion-1-panel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"ui-accordion-1-header-2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable as a Limited Edition Print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/actor-featuring-jamieson-caldwell-1\" title=\"Print options for Ross Watson painting of Actor (featuring Jamieson Caldwell)\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eView Limited Edition Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18367264325743,"sku":"OOB-ActorJamie","price":16000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/actor_jamieson.jpg?v=1542760898"},{"product_id":"two-soldiers-offset","title":"Two Soldiers, Off Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e31 x 31 cm \/ 12\" x 12\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e54 x 54 cm \/ 21\" x 21\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e 2016\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower left\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, Melbourne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAvailable Edition Print Options\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/two-soldiers-offset-1\" title=\"Two Soldiers, Off Set Limited Edition Canvas by Ross Watson\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18497887273071,"sku":"OOB-TwoSoldiersOffSet","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/two_soldiers_offset.jpg?v=1542873866"},{"product_id":"off-duty","title":"Off Duty","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e46 x 61 cm \/ 1'6\" x 2' \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e66 x 81 cm \/ 26\" x 32\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e2017\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower left\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLate afternoon sunlight bathes this tranquil and very beautiful scene of two soldiers resting before a seascape and distant mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA quiet and contemplative silence exists between the two subjects who are in relaxed postures staring into the distance.  The stillness of the scene entices the viewer into a meditative state to pondering their priorities and take time out from their busy modern day lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis very fine painting, is one of Watson's most beautiful and evocative compositions to date which explore the unspoken love that underpins our strength of conviction in the ephemeral concept of mate-ship unique to Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAvailable Edition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/off-duty-1\" title=\"Off Duty Limited Edition Canvas by Ross Watson\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/off-duty-2\" title=\"Off Duty Limited Edition Print by Ross Watson\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18498035548271,"sku":"OOB-OffDuty","price":27000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/off_duty.jpg?v=1542873991"},{"product_id":"soldiers-resting","title":"Soldiers Resting","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e31 x 31 cm \/ 1' x 1'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e56 x 56 cm \/ 1'10\" x 1'10\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, Melbourne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$16,000 AUD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoldiers Resting is a striking and intimate work featuring two soldiers observed in a solitary and private moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtworks from this series are included in the private collections of Sir Elton John, Stephen Fry, James D. Wolfensohn, (President of The World Bank 1995 - 2005), and Sir Ian McKellen, who opened the artist's third and most recent London exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The paintings are dedicated to, and are in honour of, all GLBTI people who have endured the added burden of keeping their sexuality secret while serving their country at war.\" wrote Watson.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18498163376239,"sku":"OOB-SoldiersResting","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/soldiers_resting.jpg?v=1542874078"},{"product_id":"the-gaze-of-adonis-harry-hall","title":"The Gaze of Adonis (Harry Hall)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e61 x 46 cm \/ 24\" x 18\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e82 x 67 cm \/ 32\" x 26\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e 2018\u003cbr\u003e Signed lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, Miami\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA luminous white marble statue of Adonis dominates the foreground of this captivating painting, the statue's attention and desire longingly focused on the construction worker - Watson's third depiction of handsome Melbourne model Harry Hall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDramatic snow capped mountains feature in a beautiful landscape, providing the model's spectacular backdrop to this dream-like scene. For those familiar with the artist's ouvre, once again he leaves it to our imagination as to how the construction worker has found himself in this pristine location, and whether he is dressing or undressing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe exquisitely spare use of complementary opposite colours - magenta, fluorescent yellow and tangerine, are in contrast to grey hues and white, which is cleverly employed providing a tonal bridge across the elements of the painting, uniting the mountains, hard hat and figure of Adonis. It is this sparseness of the composition, while lacking vast negative spaces, that provides a rest-full and pleasant flow for the viewers eye as it moves through the depth of the field of the painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eEdition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/the-gaze-of-adonis-harry-hall-1\" title=\"The Gaze of Adonis (Harry Hall) Limited Edition Canvas by Ross Watson\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/the-gaze-of-adonis-harry-hall-2\" title=\"The Gaze of Adonis (Harry Hall) Limited Edition Canvas by Ross Watson\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default 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href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/naked-life-guard-2\" title=\"Naked Life Guard Iconic Small Print\"\u003eVIEW Iconic Small Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18590381146223,"sku":"OOB-NakedLifeGuard","price":36000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/naked-life-guard.jpg?v=1542945810"},{"product_id":"naked-surfer-iv","title":"Naked Surfer IV","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e32 x 32 cm \/ 13\" x 13\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e54 x 54 cm \/ 22\" x 22\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board \u003cbr\u003e2015 \u003cbr\u003eSigned lower left\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, Melbourne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$16,000 AUD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18591718572143,"sku":"OOB-NakedSuferIV","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/naked-surferIV.jpg?v=1542946832"},{"product_id":"surfer-dressing","title":"Surfer Dressing","description":"\u003cp\u003e31 x 31 cm \/ 12\" x 12\" \u003cbr\u003e Oil on board\u003cbr\u003e 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, Long Island\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18591829033071,"sku":"OOB-SurferDressing","price":16000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/surfer-dressing.jpg?v=1542946948"},{"product_id":"hudson","title":"Hudson","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e40 x 30 cm \/ 16\" x 12\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e63 x 53 cm \/ 25\" x 21\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e 2016\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, Melbourne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$18,000 AUD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEdition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable as a Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/hudson-1\" title=\"Print options for Ross Watson painting of Hudson\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eView Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18592211173487,"sku":"OOB-Hudson","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/hudson.jpg?v=1542947167"},{"product_id":"harry","title":"Harry","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e40 x 30 cm \/ 16\" x 12\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e63 x 53 cm \/ 25\" x 21\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on Board\u003cbr\u003e 2018\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower left\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, Sydney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$18,000 AUD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatson has painted an artwork continuing his theme of celebrating the surf culture of Australia, which was a big part of his upbringing. In this unashamedly erotic painting, Harry is standing side-on to his surf board, his head coyly downcast and shadowed, exposing his muscular legs and buttocks to the viewer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe bright and colourful nature of this painting evokes the smells and sounds of the ocean. With the crashing waves in the background the viewer is instantly transported under the warmth of the Australian sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEdition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ui-accordion-content ui-helper-reset ui-widget-content ui-corner-bottom ui-accordion-content-active\" style=\"display: block;\" id=\"ui-accordion-1-panel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"ui-accordion-1-header-2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable as a Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/harry-1\" title=\"Print options for Ross Watson painting of Harry\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eView Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18592383238255,"sku":"OOB-Harry","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/harry.jpg?v=1542947296"},{"product_id":"alexis-and-the-kings-trooper","title":"Alexis and the King's Trooper","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e46 x 45 cm \/ 18' x 18\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e67 x 66 cm \/ 26' x 26\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e2018 \u003cbr\u003eSigned lower left\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eA Private Collection, Vancouver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eA distinguishing feature of this painting is the engagement of Alexis with the viewer, which the artist rarely depicts.  Seemingly startled mid-way through removing his rugby shirt, he appears as a dream like figure, who's sultry and sensual expression is very alluring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eWhilst in London, the artist returned to observe and photograph the formally dressed soldiers of the Queen's Guard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eClosely behind Alexis, and rendered in exquisitely fine detail, stands a handsome Kings Trooper. United by forms of coloured piping, the uniforms dramatically contrast the casual and formal. The expressions of their respective faces perfectly conveying an informal and formal attitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eA slither of a mysterious and dark doorway is an important visual balance to the composition and deftly places the King's Trooper in his secluded respite in the detailed stone portico which forms the backdrop of the painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eEdition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable as a Limited Edition Canvas and Limited Edition Print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/alexis-and-the-kings-trooper-prints\" title=\"Print options for Ross Watson painting of Alexis and the King's Trooper\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eView All Print Options\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18596230365295,"sku":"OOB-AlexisKingsTrooper","price":28000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/alexis-kings-trooper.jpg?v=1543475565"},{"product_id":"ibiza-tarmac-ii-featuring-jamieson-and-harry","title":"Ibiza Tarmac II, featuring Jamieson and Harry","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e57 x 61 cm \/ 22\" x 24\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e79 x 83 cm \/ 31\" x 33\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e 2018 \u003cbr\u003eSigned lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, Sydney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn actively dynamic composition draws the viewers gaze deeply into the multi-planed scene, providing a three dimensional depth of view to the rolling hills and the runway in the back ground landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHorizontal elements include the distant figure in the cherry-picker and the tail of the helicopter which enter the composition from opposite sides with their complementary colours of orange and blue intersecting behind the central figure of the Canadian Mounty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRare for one of Watson's works and seen mostly recently in the first of the Ibiza Tarmac paintings Watson produced - two figures share the foreground. To the left of viewing field of the painting a partially disrobed Harry can be seen in a provocative pose, his head is dramatically raised suggesting motion as he looks toward something unknown.  To the right and with his gaze in the opposite direction Jamieson appears in a more relaxed and contemplative posture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParallels to the contrast of the pose of the male figures can be made with the industrial elements in the painting.  With a cherry-pickers movement being slower and more considered when compared with the dynamic nature of a helicopter tail and it's rotor.  Watson has cleverly captured stillness and motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eAvailable Edition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/ibiza-tarmac-ii-featuring-jamieson-and-harry-1\" title=\"Ibiza Tarmac featuring Jamieson and Harry Limited Edition Canvas\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/ibiza-tarmac-ii-featuring-jamieson-and-harry-2\" title=\"Ibiza Tarmac featuring Jamieson and Harry Limited Edition Canvas\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18596391813231,"sku":"OOB-IbizaTarmacII","price":38000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/ibiza_tarmac_II.jpg?v=1542950720"},{"product_id":"darcy","title":"Darcy","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e46 x 36 cm \/ 18\" x 14\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e71 x 61 cm \/ 28\" x 24\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on Board\u003cbr\u003e 2018\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower left\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Private Collection, Houston, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting depicts Melbourne based model Darcy in an authentic Australian Army World War II trousers, hat and soldiers belt known as a Sam Browne. He holds a pair of officers boots. Ambiguous to the viewer is whether the model has stripped to swim or dressing after cooling off in his tropical location.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hon. Michael Kirby has held many discussions with Ross about the lack of depiction of male nudes in contemporary art. Watson is rare amongst artists, with few painting full frontal male nudes, and with the fineness and sophistication demonstrated in this striking painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eEdition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable as a Limited Edition Canvas and Limited Edition Print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/darcy-1\" title=\"Print options for Ross Watson painting of Darcy\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eView All Print Options\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18596729651311,"sku":"OOB-Darcy","price":22000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/darcy.jpg?v=1542950890"},{"product_id":"untitled-01-18-featuring-harry-hall","title":"Untitled #01\/18, featuring Harry Hall","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e46 x 36 cm \/ 18\" x 14\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e 71 x 61 cm \/ 28\" x 24\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e 2018\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, Melbourne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor inspiration of many of his paintings, Watson collects and archives images from his regular travels. In this striking new painting, a member of the Queen's cavalry from the Life Guards which the artist saw in London several years ago, makes his debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarry Hall, who works in construction management, joins the ceremonially dressed Life Guard in an exciting conceptual development for the artist, producing a painting possessing both a playful directness, and a defiant and unashamed celebration of nudity and sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eEdition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/untitled-01-18-featuring-harry-hall-1\" title=\"Untitled #01\/18 (featuring Harry Hall) Limited Edition Canvas\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/untitled-01-18-featuring-harry-hall-2\" title=\"Untitled #01\/18 (featuring Harry Hall) Limited Edition Print\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18597131878511,"sku":"OOB-01\/18","price":22000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/untitled0118.jpg?v=1542951243"},{"product_id":"alfie-arcuri","title":"Alfie Arcuri","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e31 x 31 cm \/ 1' x 1'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e56 x 56 cm \/ 1'10\" x 1'10\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eOil on Board\u003cbr\u003e 2017\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eA Private Collection, Alicante, Spain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAlfie Arcuri features in this striking new painting, which authentically captures the singer's character, and possesses tremendous emotional power. A white horse - which Watson saw in St Petersburg in 2013 - stands before a pink snow capped mountain, the scene punctuated by a full golden moon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"My favourite thing about this piece is the way in which my feelings in relation to music have been portrayed in such a life like way. Ross previously asked me how I feel being in this new industry, and my response was 'vulnerable, yet determined.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAlfie Arcuri\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eEdition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable as a Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/alfie-arcuri-1\" title=\"Print options for Alfie Arcuri\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eView Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18597383602287,"sku":"OOB-AlfieArcuri","price":16000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/alfie_arcuri.jpg?v=1542951428"},{"product_id":"plumber-delft","title":"Plumber, Delft","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e31 x 31 cm \/ 12\" x 12\"\u003cbr\u003e Oil on Board\u003cbr\u003e 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, Bruny Island, Tasmania\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eAvailable Edition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/plumber-delft-1\" title=\"Print options for Plumber Delft\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18597546000495,"sku":"OOB-PlumberDelft","price":16000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/plumber_delft.jpg?v=1542951591"},{"product_id":"a-bay","title":"A-Bay","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e46 x 36 cm \/ 18\" x 14\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e67 x 57 cm \/ 26' x 22'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e2019 \u003cbr\u003eSigned lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eA Private Collection, Melbourne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eJapanese erotic art has a long history, with thousands of high quality paintings, mostly from the 17th to the 19th century. Watson's seductive new painting, A-Bay possesses many of the qualities which the Japanese were masters in - intrigue, sensuality and tenderness - differently erotic where semi dressed, rather than complete nudity, provides a heightened eroticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eA-Bay follows the earlier and smaller sized painting, Off Duty Swim where the young soldier turns away from the viewer. Again featuring his popular muse Jamieson, this arresting painting offers the viewer his handsome profile, lost in solitary thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eDistinguished by the bright sunlight and vast expansiveness of the location - the artist's favourite beach, Alexander Bay near Noosa in Australia. A popular gay nudist beach, A-Bay, as it is know to the locals is unique for its pristine beauty, with no man made development visible from it's shores.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eIn inimitable Watson style, his subject rendered exquisitely, this commanding and enigmatic artwork is a fine example of his art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eEdition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable as a Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/a-bay-1\" title=\"Print options for A-Bay\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eView Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18597720064111,"sku":"OOB-ABay","price":20000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/abay.jpg?v=1542951765"},{"product_id":"alexis-full-moon","title":"Alexis, Full Moon","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e40 x 30 cm \/ 16\" x 12\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e62 x 52 cm \/ 24' x 20'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e2017\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower right\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Private Collection, Sydney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eThis hauntingly beautiful painting features an exquisitely rendered Alexis Caught.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eWearing only part of his rugby uniform, we are left to imagine whether the artist has captured the model in a state of dressing or undressing, with the bias of the viewer informing the interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eA dazzling full moon is suspended behind cloud - strategically placed in Caught's eye-line. Watson's skill at rendering classical skies is evident in this atmospheric painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eThe sparse and simple composition, for Watson, is evocative of a moody renaissance portrait resulting in a elegantly, sensual scene, one might imagine depicted by a modern day Raphael or Bronzino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eEdition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable as a Limited Edition Canvas and Limited Edition Print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/alexis-full-moon-1\" title=\"Print options for Ross Watson painting of Alexis Full Moon\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eView All Print Options\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18597927977071,"sku":"OOB-AlexisFullMoon","price":18000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/alexis_fullmoon.jpg?v=1542951961"},{"product_id":"untitled-01-17-after-jean-baptiste-regnault-featuring-alexis","title":"Untitled #01\/17 (after Jean-Baptiste Regnault; featuring Alexis)","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e60 x 56 cm \/ 2'2\" x 1'10\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e85 x 91 cm \/ 3' x 3'2\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on Board\u003cbr\u003e 2017\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, Sydney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 'Education of Achilles by Chiron' painted by Jean-Baptiste Regnault, which Watson has admired in the Louvre Museum provides the ideal metaphor for the sentiment behind Watson's most recent, major painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I found Alexis on Instagram, and he modeled in his uniform for the gay rugby team, the Kings Cross Steelers in London. Unlike the curated 'good' version of life so often presented on social media, I was impressed by his candid posts, including experiencing anxiety, depression and self doubt, and I thought he's helping reduce stigma and educate so many. This helped me in the composition of painting to depict the theme of education.\" wrote Watson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn contrast to Chiron and Achilles who are engaged in a lesson of archery, Alexis engages us - Watson's reminder of a contemporary audience and the activism and education of Alexis' Instagram followers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmerald green and Prussian blue fabric offer an important counter balance to the overall composition, and Watson's masterful placement integrates Alexis as part of the group and offers a provocative and convincing scene where modern meets classical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eEdition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/untitled-01-17-after-jean-baptiste-regnault-featuring-alexis-1\" title=\"Untitled #01\/17 (after Jean-Baptiste Regnault; featuring Alexis) Limited Edition Canvas by Ross Watson\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/untitled-01-17-after-jean-baptiste-regnault-featuring-alexis-2\" title=\"Untitled #01\/17 (after Jean-Baptiste Regnault; featuring Alexis) Limited Edition Print by Ross Watson\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Print\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18598192414831,"sku":"OOB-01\/17","price":35000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/untitled0117.jpg?v=1542952181"},{"product_id":"ibiza-tarmac-featuring-nathan-collett","title":"Ibiza Tarmac, featuring Nathan Collett","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e46 x 46 cm \/ 1'6\" x 1'6\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e 67 x 67 cm \/ 2'2\" x 2'2\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e2017\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower left\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, Melbourne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eEvoking a fragment of a dream, or perhaps a peek behind the scenes on a movie set - this painting is an outstanding example of Watson's distinctive surrealist compositions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eGently resting his head on his surfboard, Collett, one of Watson's most popular models is the central subject, watched over by a Canadian Mounty resting in the foreground. The watcher and the watched, in a scene which is simultaneously external and bright, and with a strength of intimacy despite such a public location.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eContrasting opposites have long been a feature of the artist's paintings. Here he presents us with an informal naked figure, alongside a formal uniformed one against a backdrop of an aircraft wrapped in its entirety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eContrasting colours have been employed to great effect also, with the complimentary opposite colours of pistachio green surfboard and vermilion red of the Mounty's jacket creating a vibrancy, enhancing the tension in the painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eEdition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable as a Limited Edition Canvas and Limited Edition Print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/ibiza-tarmac-featuring-nathan-collett-1\" title=\"Print options for Ross Watson painting of Ibiza Tarmac\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eView All Print Options\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18598409044079,"sku":"OOB-IbizaTarmac","price":22000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/ibiza_tarmac.jpg?v=1542952425"},{"product_id":"tarmac-featuring-dolph-lambert","title":"Tarmac (featuring Dolph Lambert)","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e45 x 46 cm \/ 1'6\" x 1'6\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e67 x 68 cm \/ 2'2\" x 2'2\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Private Collection, Sydney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this very striking and intriguing painting, Watson has bought together elements captured during his travels in Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first full frontal nude Watson has painted of Bel Ami's Dolph Lambert, who appears comfortable with the attention of the Carabinieri. He stands with a downcast gaze and is strangely incongruous to the high formality of the uniformed policemen, who's stance away from the viewer obscures his identity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe strong contrast in light from the foreground to the background is a subtle feature providing an unusual depth to the picture plane in this painting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven the inanimate aeroplane, which the artist saw parked at Ibiza's airport, is draped in fabric reinforcing the scenes overall sense of intrigue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eAvailable Edition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/tarmac-featuring-dolph-lambert-1\" title=\"Tarmac, featuring Dolph Lambert Limited Edition Canvas by Ross Watson \"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/tarmac-featuring-dolph-lambert-2\" title=\"Tarmac, featuring Dolph Lambert Limited Edition Print by Ross Watson \"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Print\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18598863994991,"sku":"OOB-TarmacDolph","price":22000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/tarmac_dolph.jpg?v=1542952810"},{"product_id":"nathan-view-to-florence","title":"Nathan, View to Florence","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e45 x 44 cm \/ 18\" x 17\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e69 x 68 cm \/ 2'3\" x 2'3\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e 2016\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, Sydney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by Watson's travels in Italy this re-imagined landscape of a surfer in the hills above Florence is a dramatically detailed scene.  The model, Nathan Waudby who has modeled for Watson a number of times since he was first painted by Watson 11 years ago, is holding a brightly coloured surfboard.  Depicted in front of a bill board featuring a section of one of Caravaggio's dramatic paintings which the Watson saw in Florence promoting the Uffizi Gallery.  Unique to Watson's work is the highly detailed view of the Duomo and other roof tops of Florence.  The added figures of the policemen in ceremonial uniforms creates a sense of a formality in an otherwise informal setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eEdition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable as a Limited Edition Print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/nathan-view-to-florence-1\" title=\"Print options for Ross Watson painting of Nathan, view to Florence\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eView Limited Edition Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18599010074735,"sku":"OOB-NathanFlorence","price":22000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/nathan_florence.jpg?v=1542953071"},{"product_id":"off-duty-swim","title":"Off Duty Swim","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e40 x 30 cm \/ 16\" x 12\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e65 x 55 cm \/ 26\" x 22\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e 2017\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, Melbourne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eAvailable Edition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/off-duty-swim-2\" title=\"Off Duty Swim Limited Edition Print by Ross Watson\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18599599898735,"sku":"OOB-OffDutySwim","price":18000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/off_duty_swim.jpg?v=1542953528"},{"product_id":"two-life-guards-1","title":"Two Life Guards","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e61 x 57 cm \/ 24\" x 23\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e82 x 78 cm \/ 32\" x 31\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e2018 \u003cbr\u003eSigned lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, Melbourne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStill and alert, a Queens Life Guard stares straight ahead engaging the viewer. In dramatic contrast, naked and carefree Jamieson looks to his right surveying a pristine beach. Strikingly simple and direct in composition, the defined muscular buttocks and back of Jamieson sits in complete contrast to the formal intricate detail of the queens guard. Each subject displaying their unique eye-catching plumage - one guards the life of the Queen, his companion guards the lives of swimmers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough razor-sharp breathtaking realism we are drawn magnetically to this astonishing scene - a fine example of Watson's signature pairing of two figures positioned closely, yet from dramatically different worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eBright sunlight saturates the scene, a dark brooding sky and azure ocean providing a dramatic back drop to the soldier's scarlet jacket and exquisitely detailed uniform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuspended before us, yellow and black plastic tape runs horizontally, suggesting a film set, or dream, where as so often what we see seems so stunningly real yet we are somehow a step removed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eAvailable Edition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/two-life-guards-prints\" title=\"Two Life Guards Limited Edition Canvas by Ross Watson\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/two-life-guards-2\" title=\"Two Life Guards Limited Edition Print by Ross Watson\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Print \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18604616515695,"sku":"OOB-TwoLifeGuards","price":38000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/two-life-guards.jpg?v=1542958002"},{"product_id":"nathan-and-the-queens-guard","title":"Nathan and the Queen's Guards","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e40 x 40 cm \/ 16\" x 16\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e61 x 61 cm \/ 24” x 24\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e2019\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, Melbourne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe art of Rene Magritte has often influenced Ross Watson’s art, which is in evidence in this dramatic and gently surreal new painting. Featuring one of the artist’s favourite muses, Nathan Collett, who steadies his surfboard flanked by two Queen’s Guards, immaculate in their exquisitely detailed uniforms. Snow capped mountains tower above an aqua blue lake, which Watson recently visited in New Zealand provides a stunning backdrop to the sunlit scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are accustomed to only ever seeing Queens Guards outside the Royal palaces, yet here we are offered a view of them in a surprising setting.  Their presence reminds us the naked surfer inhabits an entirely different world, and we consider his carefree and solitary life in contrast to his formal, disciplined and regimented counterparts - echoing the contrasting English and Australian lifestyles which the artist has moved between since he first visited London almost forty years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA black surfboard ankle cord snakes it’s way around Nathan, echoing the black piping in the immaculate and impressive guards tunics. His pose evokes athletic strength and speed, and is both attractive and erotic in a natural unaffected way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEdition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable as a Limited Edition Canvas \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/nathan-and-the-queens-guards\" title=\"Print options for Nathan and Queen's Guards\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/nathan-and-the-queens-guards\" title=\"Print options for Nathan and Queen's Guards\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eView Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19736206999663,"sku":"OOB-NathanQueensGuard","price":26000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/nathan_queens_guards.jpg?v=1548910338"},{"product_id":"light-horsemen","title":"Light Horsemen","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed \u003cbr\u003e30 x 40 cm \/ 12\" x 16\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed \u003cbr\u003e55 x 65 cm \/ 22\" x 26\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board \u003cbr\u003e2018 \u003cbr\u003eSigned lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, Melbourne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA simple and charming vignette of two soldiers wearing the uniform of the legendary Australian Light Horsemen. Bathed in the late afternoon sun light, the soldiers are depicted with relaxed expressions, sitting back to back on an ocean headland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe strong bond between soldiers is evident in the relaxed intimacy captivated in this tender moment and is a recurrent theme running through the Silence series of paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe models, Jamieson Caldwell and Andrew Vance have both become close friends with Watson and appeared in his artworks over the past decade. Watson was recently given access to a collector's military uniforms which allowed him to capture fresh imagery to use in the continuation of paintings from this very popular series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19736411471983,"sku":"OOB-Lighthorsemen","price":20000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/light_horsemen.jpg?v=1548910448"},{"product_id":"jason-alpine-cricket","title":"Jason, Alpine Cricket","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e40 x 30 cm \/ 16\" x 12\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e61 x 52 cm \/ 24\" x 20\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e2019\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, Sydney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eLimited Edition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/jason-alpine-cricket-1\" title=\"View Limited Edition Canvas of Jason, Alpine Cricket\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19932472574063,"sku":"OOB-JasonAlpineCricket","price":20000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/jason_alpine_cricket.jpg?v=1548910504"},{"product_id":"dolph-diana-and-cupid","title":"Dolph, Diana and Cupid (after Batoni, 1761)","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e76 x 85 cm \/ 30\" x 34\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e97 x 106 cm \/ 38” x 42\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e2019 \u003cbr\u003eSigned lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Private Collection, New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUndeniably one of Ross Watson's most detailed paintings, requiring no less than two months continual work, this exceptional and large scale painting references Diana and Cupid by Pompeo Batoni, and features Bel Ami’s popular and handsome Dolph Lambert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most successful painters in 18th Century Rome, Batoni, like Watson, catered mostly for a foreign audience. He painted the work in 1761, which captured Watson’s attention on one of his visits to the Metropolitan Museum, and shows Diana the goddess of the hunt withholding the bow from Cupid. Cupid is normally depicted with Venus the goddess of love, though here it is Diana who is also the goddess of chastity and the moon who playfully chastises him for using a hunting weapon to instill love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatson’s masterful incorporation of Lambert within the composition creates an arching visual curve above the group, between Cupid and the bow, which introduces a curious ambiguity as to the target of Cupid's reaching. Given Watson never alters the proportions, or re-arranges figures within a classical artwork he is referencing, it is striking to to observe the seated dog looking longingly up to Lambert, whose luminous peaches and cream complexion compliments those of Diana and Cupid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiana and Cupid was painted for Sir Humphrey Morice (1723–1785), son of a wealthy merchant and director of the Bank of England. 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Evoking one of the series central themes - solitary exercise - which many of us can relate to during the global pandemic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe perfectly square artwork possesses a certain tension brought about by the cropping of the composition, and demonstrates a superb balance of positive and negative space. Vertical and horizontal lines assist in reinforcing the swimmer's tilted angle, which is echoed in the visual line provided by the diagonal hand rail and wall shadow of a tree branch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElegant chocolate greys and black and white offer neutrality in an exquisitely restrained colour palette of pistachio green, vermillion and cadmium yellow. 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