Sizing
Giclee print reproductions are available in at least two standard sizes. Size/price options for each painting are shown in the individual image descriptions on the Prints page. The size measures the whole piece, including a white border all around the image. Custom sizes can be special ordered using the contact page.
Prints can be ordered with hand painted gold embellishment.
You will receive your print(s) encased in a crystal clear envelope, shipped in a tube. Please allow three weeks for delivery. When you receive your print, keep it in the crystal clear envelope, unroll, and place face down on a flat surface. Weight the artwork down with books, and it should become flat in a couple of days, ready for framing.
Contact me to special order sizes other than those listed.
Free shipping within the continental United States.
Giclee Printing
Giclee describes a technology for creating a fine art print from a digital file by applying millions of microscopic ink droplets directly to archival water color paper (Moab Entrada Bright White, 290 GSM). This process results in sharp details, clear and vibrant colors, and a print which is durable and of archival quality.
The giclees sold on this site are signed, open edition reproductions. They are not numbered. My intention, by not limiting an image to a fixed number of prints, is to deliver the value of my giclees in the joy and inspiration that the artwork affords. If you seek a unique item, please consider ordering hand gold embellishment (see below).
The photograph to the right shows Rob Reiter, of the LightRoom in Berkeley, CA, who produces my giclee prints.
Gold Embellishment
The high quality of art paper on which the giclee prints are made allows for the "hand gold embellishment" option of these reproductions. While medieval illuminators used gold leaf, I use gold gouache paint directly painted on the print. This embellishment adds a lustre that is not present in the unembellished giclee print.
In the first example to the left, the upper rondel and background swirls have been embellished. The lower rondel has been left as printed for comparison.
Here, the first two Hebrew letters (reading right to left) have been embellished.
Embellishment work is done by hand just like painting the original. The additional price for gold embellishment will display on the sale page when you click on the options.
The Medium of Gouache Paint
Gouache is a water based paint which can be applied to be opaque or, when thinned down, can be applied so it has the transparent quality of water color. A favorite of designers and illustrators, I think of it as "tempera for grown ups.”