Oranges After the Rain. Giclee fine art print.
I took the reference photo for this painting looking up into our orange tree after some morning rain. I was drawn to the depth of the foliage and the way the water drops were still running off the oranges - clementines, actually, or "naartjies" as they're called here (pronounced "nahr-cheese"). So while not much is moving, it is still an action shot.
This picture developed in layers - first a broad block-in with a palette knife followed by more value and colour work, and then detail. Always a challenge to get the waxy texture of the peel.
I'm pleased that this composition came from an unexpected discovery walking outside, capturing a moment in nature that would likely have vanished at the first breeze.
May 2022.
Original artwork oil on linen panel 43cm x 31cm / 17" x 12".
I took the reference photo for this painting looking up into our orange tree after some morning rain. I was drawn to the depth of the foliage and the way the water drops were still running off the oranges - clementines, actually, or "naartjies" as they're called here (pronounced "nahr-cheese"). So while not much is moving, it is still an action shot.
This picture developed in layers - first a broad block-in with a palette knife followed by more value and colour work, and then detail. Always a challenge to get the waxy texture of the peel.
I'm pleased that this composition came from an unexpected discovery walking outside, capturing a moment in nature that would likely have vanished at the first breeze.
May 2022.
Original artwork oil on linen panel 43cm x 31cm / 17" x 12".
I took the reference photo for this painting looking up into our orange tree after some morning rain. I was drawn to the depth of the foliage and the way the water drops were still running off the oranges - clementines, actually, or "naartjies" as they're called here (pronounced "nahr-cheese"). So while not much is moving, it is still an action shot.
This picture developed in layers - first a broad block-in with a palette knife followed by more value and colour work, and then detail. Always a challenge to get the waxy texture of the peel.
I'm pleased that this composition came from an unexpected discovery walking outside, capturing a moment in nature that would likely have vanished at the first breeze.
May 2022.
Original artwork oil on linen panel 43cm x 31cm / 17" x 12".
Prints are scaled to various standard US frame sizes, e.g. 10x8, 14x11, 20x16, 28x20, and 36x24 (all inches). Square print sizes are 12x12, 16x16, 20x20, 24x24, 28x28, 32x32, and 36x36 (all inches). The print itself is smaller than this to include a border of 1 to 2 inches depending on the print size. When the original is an odd proportion, we fill the frame with the image until the first border is touched. In other words, you might have wider vertical or horizontal borders. When the horizontal borders are wider, we might move the image up a little so that the lower one is wider than the upper, this is a popular setting.
All of my prints are professionally rendered to archival standards on 310gm, 100% cotton paper from Germany, with a gently textured surface. This paper is free of optical brightening agents (OBAs). They are printed in the latest generation Epson Ultrachrome archival pigment inks. This is the ink-set that started the pigment print revolution and twenty years on continues to be the leader in terms of lightfastness, colour gamut and D-max. I inspect each print personally to ensure print quality. Each print is titled, signed and dated by me, and will be packed in glassine paper and cardboard tubing for sizes 36x24 to 20x16, or glassine with cardboard protection for the smaller sizes 14x11 and 10x8.