{"id":3596,"date":"2025-08-31T18:06:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T18:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olivervisualartist.com\/?page_id=3596"},"modified":"2025-10-04T11:52:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T11:52:18","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/olivervisualartist.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3596\" class=\"elementor elementor-3596\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0571111 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0571111\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773c0be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"773c0be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/olivervisualartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Daniela-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3485\" alt=\"Daniela ~ www.olivervisualartist.com\" srcset=\"https:\/\/olivervisualartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Daniela-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/olivervisualartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Daniela-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/olivervisualartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Daniela-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/olivervisualartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Daniela-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/olivervisualartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Daniela.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd970d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd970d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e95a92e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e95a92e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8216;Daniela&#8217; ~ oil on canvas panel 10&#8243; X 12&#8243;, will be shown at this year&#8217;s Royal Ulster Academy Exhibition 2025 &#8211; &#8217;26 in The Ulster Museum, Belfast.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dea3a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8dea3a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a31a454 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a31a454\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65fe375 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65fe375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The magic of portraiture is not just simply capturing likeness but also the spirit and other human qualities of the sitter. 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