{"title":"Pride Collection 2026","description":"\u003cp class=\"size-30\" lang=\"x-size-30\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSelect Edition Canvas Prints \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" style=\"color: #ff4013;\"\u003eLess 30% \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"size-30\" lang=\"x-size-30\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eOne Week Only\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-bay-1","title":"A-Bay","description":"\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition Canvas Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eEdition of 3, and 2 Artist's Proofs\u003cbr\u003e 46 x 36 cm \/ 18\" x 14\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eJapanese erotic art has a long history, with thousands of high quality paintings, mostly from the 17th to the 19th century. Watson's seductive new painting, A-Bay possesses many of the qualities which the Japanese were masters in - intrigue, sensuality and tenderness - differently erotic where semi dressed, rather than complete nudity, provides a heightened eroticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eA-Bay follows the earlier and smaller sized painting, Off Duty Swim where the young soldier turns away from the viewer. Again featuring his popular muse Jamieson, this arresting painting offers the viewer his handsome profile, lost in solitary thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eDistinguished by the bright sunlight and vast expansiveness of the location - the artist's favourite beach, Alexander Bay near Noosa in Australia. A popular gay nudist beach, A-Bay, as it is know to the locals is unique for its pristine beauty, with no man made development visible from it's shores.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eIn inimitable Watson style, his subject rendered exquisitely, this commanding and enigmatic artwork is a fine example of his art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Edition 1 of 3","offer_id":19006462853231,"sku":"LEC-ABay-1\/3","price":1540.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Edition 2 of 3","offer_id":20746389094511,"sku":"LEC-ABay-2\/3","price":1540.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Edition 3 of 3","offer_id":20746389127279,"sku":"LEC-ABay-3\/3","price":1540.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Artist's Proof","offer_id":20746389160047,"sku":"LEC-ABay-AP","price":1540.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/abay_9dd9206b-6980-413e-a756-d06ae95991d7.jpg?v=1543554627"},{"product_id":"ibiza-tarmac-featuring-nathan-collett-1","title":"Ibiza Tarmac, featuring Nathan Collett","description":"\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition Canvas Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition of 3, and 2 Artist's Proofs\u003cbr\u003e 46 x 46 cm \/ 18\" x 18\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eOther Edition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/ibiza-tarmac-featuring-nathan-collett-2\" title=\"Ibiza Tarmac featuring Nathan Collect Limited Edition Print\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eEvoking a fragment of a dream, or perhaps a peek behind the scenes on a movie set - this painting is an outstanding example of Watson's distinctive surrealist compositions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eGently resting his head on his surfboard, Collett, one of Watson's most popular models is the central subject, watched over by a Canadian Mounty resting in the foreground. The watcher and the watched, in a scene which is simultaneously external and bright, and with a strength of intimacy despite such a public location.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eContrasting opposites have long been a feature of the artist's paintings. Here he presents us with an informal naked figure, alongside a formal uniformed one against a backdrop of an aircraft wrapped in its entirety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eContrasting colours have been employed to great effect also, with the complimentary opposite colours of pistachio green surfboard and vermilion red of the Mounty's jacket creating a vibrancy, enhancing the tension in the painting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Edition 1 of 3","offer_id":20734048501871,"sku":"LEC-IbizaTarmac-1\/3","price":1540.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Edition 2 of 3","offer_id":20746715267183,"sku":"LEC-IbizaTarmac-2\/3","price":1540.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Edition 3 of 3","offer_id":20746715299951,"sku":"LEC-IbizaTarmac-3\/3","price":1540.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Artist's Proof","offer_id":20746715332719,"sku":"LEC-IbizaTarmac-AP","price":1540.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/ibiza_tarmac_156a6dc2-cede-414a-ba0a-4ffc57c41a08.jpg?v=1543558906"},{"product_id":"off-duty-1","title":"Off Duty","description":"\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition Canvas Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition of 3, and 2 Artist's Proofs\u003cbr\u003e 46 x 61 cm \/ 18\" x 24\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eOther Edition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/off-duty-2\" title=\"Off Duty Limited Edition Print by Ross Watson\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eLate afternoon sunlight bathes this tranquil and very beautiful scene of two soldiers resting before a seascape and distant mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eA quiet and contemplative silence exists between the two subjects who are in relaxed postures staring into the distance.  The stillness of the scene entices the viewer into a meditative state to pondering their priorities and take time out from their busy modern day lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eThis very fine painting, is one of Watson's most beautiful and evocative compositions to date which explore the unspoken love that underpins our strength of conviction in the ephemeral concept of mate-ship unique to Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Edition 1 of 3","offer_id":20735033016431,"sku":"LEC-OffDuty-1","price":1960.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Edition 2 of 3","offer_id":20746836279407,"sku":"LEC-OffDuty-2","price":1960.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Edition 3 of 3","offer_id":20746836312175,"sku":"LEC-OffDuty-3","price":1960.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Artist's Proof","offer_id":20746836344943,"sku":"LEC-OffDuty-4","price":1960.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/off_duty_4ad232b4-dbc5-4b57-a433-16ada086955d.jpg?v=1543559388"},{"product_id":"hudson-1","title":"Hudson","description":"\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Limited Edition Canvas Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition of 3, and 2 Artist's Proofs\u003cbr\u003e 40 x 30 cm \/ 16\" x 12\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Edition 1 of 3","offer_id":19008528285807,"sku":"LEC-Hudson-1\/3","price":1330.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Edition 2 of 3","offer_id":20746708058223,"sku":"LEC-Hudson-2\/3","price":1330.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Edition 3 of 3","offer_id":20746708090991,"sku":"LEC-Hudson-3\/3","price":1330.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Artist's Proof","offer_id":20746708123759,"sku":"LEC-Hudson-AP","price":1330.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/hudson_a43e0214-1273-473b-9182-794953a67b76.jpg?v=1543562797"},{"product_id":"sand-dunes-between-takes-2013","title":"Sand Dunes, Between Takes","description":"\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition Canvas Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition of 3, and 2 Artist's Proofs\u003cbr\u003e 42 x 45 cm \/ 17\" x 18\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting is from the Silence series, with-out doubt, one of the artist's most popular series of works. It is inspired by his observation of the making of the film called Always Afternoon, directed by the artist's life-long friend David Stevens. The painting's title provides the only clue the young soldiers are in fact actors resting off set.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe film was set during the 1st World War in Australia, and rather than painting what he saw being filmed, Watson was captivated by the actors and extras who, appearing lost in their own world's, relaxed off set between filming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA great admirer and collector of the Always Afternoon series of paintings is Sir James Wolfensohn. The artist was delighted to learn the affect his paintings had on the former President of the World Bank, when they met in Mr Wolfensohn's office in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Edition 1 of 3","offer_id":19064635883631,"sku":"LEC-SandDunes-1\/3","price":1540.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Edition 2 of 3","offer_id":20746863050863,"sku":"LEC-SandDunes-2\/3","price":1540.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Edition 3 of 3","offer_id":20746863083631,"sku":"LEC-SandDunes-3\/3","price":1540.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Artist's Proof","offer_id":20746863116399,"sku":"LEC-SandDunes-AP","price":1540.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/sand_dunes_187a07d7-8671-4a5b-a942-641fbee18db5.jpg?v=1543796451"},{"product_id":"nathan-and-the-queens-guards","title":"Nathan and the Queen's Guards","description":"\u003ch5\u003eLimited Edition Canvas Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition of 3, and 2 Artist's Proofs\u003cbr\u003e40 x 40 cm \/ 16\" x 16\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe art of Rene Magritte has often influenced Ross Watson’s art, which is in evidence in this dramatic and gently surreal new painting. Featuring one of the artist’s favourite muses, Nathan Collett, who steadies his surfboard flanked by two Queen’s Guards, immaculate in their exquisitely detailed uniforms. Snow capped mountains tower above an aqua blue lake, which Watson recently visited in New Zealand provides a stunning backdrop to the sunlit scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are accustomed to only ever seeing Queens Guards outside the Royal palaces, yet here we are offered a view of them in a surprising setting.  Their presence reminds us the naked surfer inhabits an entirely different world, and we consider his carefree and solitary life in contrast to his formal, disciplined and regimented counterparts - echoing the contrasting English and Australian lifestyles which the artist has moved between since he first visited London almost forty years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA black surfboard ankle cord snakes it’s way around Nathan, echoing the black piping in the immaculate and impressive guards tunics. His pose evokes athletic strength and speed, and is both attractive and erotic in a natural unaffected way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Edition 1 of 3","offer_id":19940373561455,"sku":"LEC-NathanQueensGuard-1\/3","price":1540.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Edition 2 of 3","offer_id":20746830119023,"sku":"LEC-NathanQueensGuard-2\/3","price":1540.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Edition 3 of 3","offer_id":20746830151791,"sku":"LEC-NathanQueensGuard-3\/3","price":1540.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Artist's Proof","offer_id":20746830184559,"sku":"LEC-NathanQueensGuard-AP","price":1540.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/nathan_queens_guards_45da4176-a2bd-4394-98e8-e70a8ddaf34a.jpg?v=1548910393"},{"product_id":"jason-alpine-cricket-1","title":"Jason, Alpine Cricket","description":"\u003ch5\u003eLimited Edition Canvas Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition of 3, and 2 Artist's Proofs\u003cbr\u003e40 x 30 cm \/ 16\" x 12\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Edition 1 of 3","offer_id":19940403445871,"sku":"LEC-JasonAlpineCricket-1\/3","price":1330.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Edition 2 of 3","offer_id":20746804789359,"sku":"LEC-JasonAlpineCricket-2\/3","price":1330.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Edition 3 of 3","offer_id":20746804822127,"sku":"LEC-JasonAlpineCricket-3\/3","price":1330.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Artist's Proof","offer_id":20746804854895,"sku":"LEC-JasonAlpineCricket-AP","price":1330.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/jason_alpine_cricket_fbce2030-6cf5-4ea5-9002-208c66fddd4c.jpg?v=1548910541"},{"product_id":"duncan-1","title":"Duncan","description":"\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eLimited Edition Canvas Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition of 3 and 2 Artist's Proofs\u003cbr\u003e36 x 29 cm \/ 14\" x 12\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 lang=\"x-size-14\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStillness and serenity pervades this beautifully intimate painting - the final work to be included in Ross Watson’s 2019 New York exhibition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBreathtaking and dramatically sunlit mountains rise from luminous green water in Milford Sound, New Zealand, providing a contrasting and somewhat surreal backdrop for the solitary naked surfer. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA distinctive feature is the play of light on the upper body of the Melbourne model and sportsman, Duncan, who rests with his surfboard.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Edition 1 of 3","offer_id":20816599449711,"sku":"LEC-Duncan-1\/3","price":1190.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Edition 2 of 3","offer_id":20816605708399,"sku":"LEC-Duncan-2\/3","price":1190.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Edition 3 of 3","offer_id":20816605741167,"sku":"LEC-Duncan-3\/3","price":1190.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Artist's Proof","offer_id":20816605773935,"sku":"LEC-Duncan-A\/P","price":1190.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/Duncan_045fd901-edbf-4934-ad60-94033163124d.jpg?v=1559800498"},{"product_id":"jason-and-zorro-venice-1","title":"Jason and Zorro, Venice","description":"\u003ch5\u003eLimited Edition Canvas Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition of 3 and 2 Artist's Proofs\u003cbr\u003e45 x 46 cm \/ 18\" x 18\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eOther Edition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/jason-and-zorro-venice-2\" title=\"Jason and Zorro, Venice Limited Edition Print by Ross Watson\"\u003eView Limited Edition Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this painting, bright sunlight illuminates the foreground against a moody sky in a dramatic and unmistakably Venetian setting, which captivated the artist when he visited Italy in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProudly standing in the foreground a jock-strap clad man gently cradles a regal looking dog in front of a small cruising boat between mooring poles.  Flanked either side of the painting are more elaborate yellow and white candy-striped poles instantly locating the subjects to Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fox terrier looks out, fixated on something in the distance.  Perhaps he has seen one of Venice's ubiquitous pigeons or a curious local looking down from a balcony.  Further intrigue is added to the composition by leaving the viewer to decide what might be covered by the curtain-like canvas inside the boat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe purity and brightness of the dog's white fur and the jock strap dramatically off sets the models skin tone, and is complimented by the equally dominant cadmium yellow in this very fine painting, which overall exhibits a relatively restrained colour palette.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis most recent painting features the artist’s second depiction of Jason Phoenix, who is a close friend of the artist, holding the younger of Watson’s fox terriers, Zorro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Edition 1 of 3","offer_id":20816608002159,"sku":"LEC-JasonZorroVenice-1\/3","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Edition 2 of 3","offer_id":20816618979439,"sku":"LEC-JasonZorroVenice-2\/3","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Edition 3 of 3","offer_id":20816619012207,"sku":"LEC-JasonZorroVenice-3\/3","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Artist's Proof","offer_id":20816619044975,"sku":"LEC-JasonZorroVenice-A\/P","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/Jason_and_Zorro_Venice_0a76c03c-1e61-43bf-bd59-dd83a6ddcd5c.jpg?v=1559800718"},{"product_id":"alex-and-the-kings-trooper-1","title":"Alex and the King's Trooper","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eLimited Edition Canvas Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition of 3, and 2 Artist's Proofs\u003cbr\u003e45 x 46 cm \/ 18 x 18 in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eOther Edition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/alex-and-the-kings-trooper-2\"\u003eView Limited Edition Print\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting features an astonishing scene - 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