There are several types of art reproductions on the market today, all of which are totally confusing to the uninitiated public. I am not thrilled with the glut of Giclée prints, but sell them myself on a limited basis. I am careful to make a distinction between a reproduction and the original painting and I never "embellish" my Giclées to get more money. A Giclée is a high tech print using ink-jet printers that usually have special inks and technicians who can tweak the colors and come up with a print that appears almost identical to the original. There are great Giclée makers just like great artists, and then there are the others. When you buy an art print today it usually is an oversized inkjet printer that did the work, just like the little printer on your desk.

In the old days artists who wanted to reproduce their work were limited to offset lithography and this was a very costly way to market their work. We all love Giclées because they are much cheaper, better, and we can get reproductions that are large, often as big as the original painting, and we have a choice of printing on paper or canvas, and we can buy them one at a time! All this amounts to a bonanza in the artists bag of tricks in marketing their work. The printing of the work is only going to be as good as the photography that goes into the computer, and usually this is where the money needs to be spent!

My Feeling Series paintings are somewhat special Giclée Reproductions which can be special ordered. Yes, they are expensive (in the $400 to $600 range for full size reproductions mounted on canvas stretcher bars). They also may be ordered half size, and on paper or canvas. Call me at 813 469-1641 to obtain a price.

However, I have a wide format printer on which I can print up to 13 x 19 prints and frequently offer prints of my work, including the Feeling Series, that I simply call "Digital Reproductions". They are not as high a quality as a Giclée, and therefore much less expensive. I print on Arches Watercolor paper or Rives BFK etching paper and the prints are matted and gallery wrapped. Any of my work may be turned into a digital reproduction, provided I have a high enough resolution photograph of it. Again, call 813 469-1641 to ask for a quote.