{"product_id":"24-hastings-mango-limited-edition-framed-canvas-print","title":"24. Hastings - Mango (Limited Edition Framed Canvas Print)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e24. Hastings - Mango \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e(Limited Edition Framed Canvas Print)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOil, Acrylic \u0026amp; Love - Framed Canvas Print - £450\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e30cm x 42cm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHastings was a fun and powerful event. I held it in the middle of St Andrew’s Mews, a closed-off forecourt surrounded by local shops, and we were kindly gifted the use of one of the empty shops to display all of the pieces I had created on the tour so far.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHastings has a very special and unique community. It’s full of creatives, partygoers, colourful characters and, like many towns I visited, people who seem a little lost and in need of connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEarlier in the year, I had visited Hastings to promote the tour. It happened to be Pirate’s Day, and while I was there I met a brilliant character called Pirate Pete. Sitting proudly on his shoulder was a little sun conure called Mango.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen it came time to complete the Hastings painting, I decided to honour Pirate Pete by painting his beautiful bird.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThen something rather strange happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eNot long after I had finished the painting, I was on the streets of Newquay promoting the exhibition and selling my work when I met a lovely lady. She stopped to look at Mango and told me that her daughter would absolutely love to see the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen her daughter arrived, she told me a story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSome time before, she had met a sun conure and shared a really special moment with it. The little bird had nestled into her hair and completely captured her heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe bird’s name was \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMango\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOut of all the birds, all the names and all the people I could have met, somehow this painting had found someone with her own connection to a sun conure called Mango.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHer mum decided there and then (after a short discussion with her Husband) to secretly buy the painting as a gift for thier daughter’s 21st birthday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAnd if you’re her daughter, standing here at my pre-exhibition leaving party in Newquay reading this description right now, this is the moment you discover that \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMango belongs to you.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eI’m so pleased Mango found you. ❤️\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePayment plans available at checkout\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Studio Of Graham Cullis Artist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62449235132803,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/3475\/3317\/files\/Screenshot_2025-08-12_at_18.13.49.png?v=1755018884","url":"https:\/\/www.grahamcullis.com\/products\/24-hastings-mango-limited-edition-framed-canvas-print","provider":"Studio Of Graham Cullis Artist ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}