{"product_id":"radiance-iona","title":"Radiance - Iona","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal acrylic on canvas by David Page. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting is one of David's new 2026 collection, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/calgarygallery.co.uk%20%E2%80%BA%20pages%20%E2%80%BA%20grit-grace-iona-collection\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Grit \u0026amp; Grace Iona Collection\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eGrit and Grace: Iona\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach painting in the exhibition is accompanied by a limited edition, large-format book, featuring the full collection and David's insightful personal notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eARTIST'S DESCRIPTION:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdomnán's Book III is filled with narratives of how St Columba harnessed the light of ‘Angels’. This concluding painting was inspired by Chapter 3 which captures one particular moment:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“...St Columba too entered the Lord's house. With his arrival the whole church was filled with a golden light shining from the heights of heaven. Even in his shut-off side-chapel, where Fergnae tried as best he could to lie concealed, the brilliance of that heavenly light came through the inner door of the chamber, which was not completely closed, and filled the room, causing Fergnae no little sense of fear. In the same way that no one is able to look directly at the sun at midday in summer without being dazzled, so Fergnae could not bear that heavenly brightness, for it was brighter than any light and completely dazzled his sight. Its radiance filled him with fear, so that his strength failed him utterly.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5695\/6119\/files\/David-Page-Grit-and-Grace-Iona-Artist-Statement-Web.pdf?v=1777927839\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"David Page Artist Statement\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eWant to learn more about the collection? Read David's full artist statement here. \u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Page","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57891542073731,"sku":"DPE-2026-16","price":2975.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5695\/6119\/files\/David-Page-Radiance-Iona-Abbey-2048-sRGB.jpg?v=1777241581","url":"https:\/\/calgarygallery.co.uk\/products\/radiance-iona","provider":"Calgary Gallery \u0026 Gift Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}