{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Walton Ford's brief but spectacular take on 'the imagined animal'","publication_date":"August 16, 2019","summary":"Walton Ford is a painter whose work examines the relationship between humans and animals in the wild. These creatures, he believes, \"would rather be left alone.\" As a child, Walton was always inspired by the natural world and would bring a sketchbook to museums and zoos. Now focused on exploring wilderness beyond reality, Ford offers his brief but spectacular take on the imagined animal.","author_name":"By PBS NewsHour","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2019\/08\/137bb79fac71ffe70fd526685fa74b48-BBS3-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}