Giclee print of original Mountain Laurel watercolor. Reproduced on watercolor paper and should be displayed under glass, 12 X 9 inches. Mountain Laurel will turn the woods white when it blooms in late May along most elevations of the Blue Ridge.

Each print will have a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist.


WHAT IS A GICLEE PRINT?
The art of fine art printing has become even more precise with the advent of the revolutionary Giclee (ghee-clay) printing process. A giclee print is as rewarding visually as it is technically amazing. For brilliant, exquisite color and razor sharp detail is unsurpassed. This type of art reproduction is quickly becoming the new standard in the art industry, and is widely embraced for its quality by major museums, galleries, publishers, and artists. A Giclee Print is simply the closest duplication of an original artwork that is humanly, mechanically, or technically possible.

The cornerstone of this process is enhanced digital ink jet printing. The printers are specifically designed for the rigorous and precise criteria of fine art collectors and connoisseurs of museum quality, limited edition prints.

The word Giclee itself is French, and means spurt or squirt, in this case meaning, "spray of ink". Once completed an image is comprised of literally billions of droplets of ink. The latest Giclee Printing Technology enhanced the standard 4-color process to an 8-color process.

The resulting print has no perceptible dot pattern, an endless array of richly saturated color, and every nuance of the original image. The most archival, water based lightfast inks available in the world are used. The latest inks offer a 150 year light-fastness and UV-resistance under museum archival condition.

Beyond this description, a Giclee Print simply must be seen to be fully appreciated. Fine Art Galleries across the country are warmly receiving GICLEE.

This Mountain Laurel giclee print is produced by Double Exposure in Fletcher NC.

Giclee prints have an impressive exhibition record. They have been shown in museums and galleries throughout the world.

A few examples are:

The Metropolitan Museum of New York, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, National Museum of Art, The British Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Washington Post Collection,
The Corcoran Gallery, and the San Francisco Museum of Art.