{"id":777,"date":"2016-12-20T21:31:13","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T02:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/azelvandre.net\/artistseye\/?p=777"},"modified":"2016-12-20T21:31:13","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T02:31:13","slug":"the-longest-night-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/azelvandre.net\/artistseye\/2016\/12\/the-longest-night-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"The longest night of the year &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Vocatus atque non vocatus deus aderit.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_778\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-778\" style=\"width: 563px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azelvandre.net\/artistseye\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/A20161200-2-2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"778\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/azelvandre.net\/artistseye\/2016\/12\/the-longest-night-of-the-year\/a20161200-2-2\/\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azelvandre.net\/artistseye\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/A20161200-2-2-563x1024.jpg?resize=563%2C1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azelvandre.net\/artistseye\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/A20161200-2-2.jpg?resize=563%2C1024 563w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azelvandre.net\/artistseye\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/A20161200-2-2.jpg?resize=165%2C300 165w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azelvandre.net\/artistseye\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/A20161200-2-2.jpg?resize=768%2C1396 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azelvandre.net\/artistseye\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/A20161200-2-2.jpg?w=825 825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-778\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Solstice Tree 2016, watercolor and graphite on paper, 14cm x 7.5cm, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vocatus atque non vocatus deus 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