And It Was Good

As my last blog mentioned, we couldn’t bring anything wooden to Australia if the wood was rough or not constructed into something by a carpenter or factory. This meant that 300 year old untreated Yew was definitely off the list! As that is some of the canvass stretcher for And It Was Good, that meant we needed to find a home. We chose with about 2 seconds of thought as the recipient was so clear. A dear friend who camps out in the woods, lives on the canal and adores nature and all things ‘real’ popped into our brains and there remained. We passed over the treasure on a dark night in Cambridge in September last year. It feels forever ago and we are delighted that And It Was Good has such a perfect home.

 

And It was Good was painted a while ago now and was what I was working on at Oxford’s Artweeks in 2007. Sitting at my stool with paints outside Oxford Prison was an amazing experience and I always think that painting outside inspired a lot of what eventually grew on the canvas. You can read about it here. The photo on the website is not very good (!) because though Pete did a fine job with the camera, I did a terrible job of removing the background! The painting is very three dimentional and removing my old brick studio wall was a task too tricky for this not very good Photoshop user.

The prints Clear Start, Night Sky and Creating Wand are details from And It Was Good and not only sold well during the 2023/24 tour, are still available for order. Do see my prints page.

Please contact me if you would like prints. The following formats are available. All prints on paper are sold on ivory mounting board. Frames may be ordered. Prints on canvas are stretched on wood.

Art Prints: Art Prints are created with laser printers onto quality wood pulp art paper.

Gallery Poster: Gallery Poster is a typical art gallery format with laser printer on poster paper, supplied rolled in a tube.

Giclee Prints: Giclee Prints are inkjet sprayed onto quality cotton rag paper. They’re known for their vibrant colours, fine details, and archival quality. The term "giclee" comes from the French word meaning "to spray," referring to the precise inkjet spraying process used in their production. They’re guaranteed to last at least 100 years (though no one’s been alive long enough since development to know…)

Embellished Giclee Prints: Embellished Giclee Prints are customised by me adding details, textures, or hand-drawn elements to make each cotton paper print unique. The result is a print that combines the advantages of digital printing with a personal touch.

Giclee Prints on Canvas: Giclee Prints are inkjet sprayed onto artist canvas material. This gives the print a texture and appearance similar to a traditional painting on canvas so that they resemble original paintings.

Embellished Giclee Prints on Canvas: Embellished Giclee Prints on Canvas are customised by me adding details, textures, or hand-painted elements to make each print unique. Embellishments added on top of canvas give the print a more three-dimensional painterly effect.