{"product_id":"cajun-country-landscapes-bayous-farms-flowers-a-tribute-to-my-father-and-his-paintings-9781936707263","title":"Cajun Country Landscapes Bayous, Farms \u0026 Flowers: A Tribute to My Father and His Paintings","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Neal Bertrand | Jeremy Bertrand\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cypress Cove Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cypress Cove Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Subjects \u0026amp; Themes - Landscapes \u0026amp; Seascapes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is to honor my father, Curtis Bertrand (1920-2000), and his oil paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe photo of my father on the front cover was taken at the height of his artistic life. He\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecreated beautiful masterpieces during this time, around 1986, when he was age 66.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat's amazing is he didn't start taking art classes until 1982, after he retired.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe painted for the fun of it, not to make money, but to see the expression on the faces\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof his family when he gave us a painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he handed me the painting named Cypress Solitude, I was in awe. My jaw\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edropped! It was the most beautiful sight! He said, \"I painted this for you to hang in your\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehome.\" What love he had for us!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46447301886103,"sku":"9781936707263","price":3205.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781936707263.webp?v=1769140011","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/cajun-country-landscapes-bayous-farms-flowers-a-tribute-to-my-father-and-his-paintings-9781936707263","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}