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The composition carries a personal resonance, recalling a memory of a mother studying late into the night at a kitchen table during university exams, while the rest of the home was at rest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jeff Dillon Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47004257583353,"sku":"17C","price":2600.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/7586\/4057\/files\/JDFA_WebPrintProdImgs_Orig_17.jpg?v=1766534017"},{"product_id":"18-beauty","title":"#18 – Beauty – Original Painting","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"390\"\u003eA figurative painting by Canadian artist Jeff Dillon, this original artwork explores abstraction through the absence of defined facial features. 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Through subtle structure and reduced detail, the work explores how identity can exist without fixed visual markers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jeff Dillon Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47004257648889,"sku":"18C","price":2600.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/7586\/4057\/files\/JDFA_WebPrintProdImgs_Orig_18.jpg?v=1766533961"},{"product_id":"19-worried","title":"#19 – Worried – Original Painting","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"370\"\u003eA figurative painting by Canadian artist Jeff Dillon, this original artwork captures a contemplative portrait rendered in a graphic, illustrative style. 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Carbon black, titanium white, and grey tones define the clothing, hair, and form, while the illuminated complexion contrasts against the simplified structure of the figure, reinforcing a mood of deep thought and stillness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jeff Dillon Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47004257714425,"sku":"19E","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/7586\/4057\/files\/JDFA_WebPrintProdImgs_Orig_19.jpg?v=1766533946"},{"product_id":"23-i-will-pray-for","title":"#23 – I Will Pray For... – Original Painting","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"348\"\u003eA figurative painting by Canadian artist Jeff Dillon, this original artwork reflects a contemplative monument encountered in a cemetery setting. Created in heavy body acrylic on canvas, the piece emphasizes layered brushwork, form, and atmospheric restraint, capturing the quiet emotional weight found in sculptural memorials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"350\" data-end=\"703\"\u003eThe composition is centred on a statue-like presence that evokes remembrance and reflection, inspired by a visit to a loved one’s grave. These monuments stand as markers of lives lived and relationships remembered, carrying both stillness and presence. The work reflects on the shared human experience of loss, memory, and the awareness of time passing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jeff Dillon Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47004262531321,"sku":"23C","price":2600.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/7586\/4057\/files\/JDFA_WebPrintProdImgs_Orig_23.jpg?v=1766533858"},{"product_id":"42-passion","title":"#42 – Passion – Original Painting","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"342\"\u003eA figurative painting by Canadian artist Jeff Dillon, this original artwork captures a lone ballerina dancing within a brick subway tunnel. 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