{"id":279,"date":"2026-09-04T18:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gracielavizcaino.com\/?page_id=279"},"modified":"2026-09-06T18:51:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T18:51:32","slug":"the-lift","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gracielavizcaino.com\/?page_id=279","title":{"rendered":"The Lift"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">22 \u00d7 30 in. (55 \u00d7 76 cm) \u2022 Watercolor on paper \u2022 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Available<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bluejays are very active in my neighborhood. 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