{"product_id":"from-ben-loman-to-the-sea","title":"From Ben Loman to the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Ben Loman to the Sea\u003c\/strong\u003e – Poem by Lance Woolaver with paintings by Maud Lewis \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe art of Maud Lewis is among Canada's greatest treasures.  Though she lived in conditions of abject poverty and was crippled by severe arthritis, her creative imagination soared above these difficult circumstances. Sitting by the window of her tiny house near Digby, Nova Scotia, Lewis painted sunny scenes of idyllic rural life, filled with brilliant colours, gentle animals, and cheerful domesticity.  Despite her humble background, Lewis's joyful paintings achieve a quality of emotion and beauty reached only in the greatest art - an achievement befitting Canada's most beloved folk artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLANCE WOOLAVER is an author and playwright who has published several books and plays about Maud Lewis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Maud Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"year-author\"\u003eMaud Lewis (1903-1970) is one of Canada's most celebrated folk artists.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"desc-author\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Lance Woolaver\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher:  \u003c\/strong\u003eNimbus Publishing Limited\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCopyright \u003c\/strong\u003e© 2013\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e9781771081016\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover: \u003c\/strong\u003e32 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e6.75\" x 7.5\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Historic Gardens Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31765865103462,"sku":"Book - Ben Loman","price":17.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0196\/3052\/files\/BenLoman.jpg?v=1697647579","url":"https:\/\/historicgardens.com\/products\/from-ben-loman-to-the-sea","provider":"Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}