{"id":118,"date":"2023-10-22T01:35:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T01:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mollymcloughlin.com\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2026-04-21T11:14:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T11:14:44","slug":"fineart","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mollymcloughlin.com\/fineart\/","title":{"rendered":"Fine Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"588\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mollymcloughlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-17-at-1.41.25-PM-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mollymcloughlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-17-at-1.41.25-PM-1.png 588w, https:\/\/www.mollymcloughlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-17-at-1.41.25-PM-1-209x300.png 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Creating art just speaks to my soul. 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