Michael works in oils, charcoal & graphite, pen & ink and acrylics. Oil and acrylic paintings are painted with the highest quality paints on stretched canvas. Smaller paintings are created on hardboard coated with gesso. Some of the larger pieces can take several months to complete.
Many of the plein-air (outside on location) paintings are done in acrylics on canvas board. This makes it easier to transport while traveling. The charcoal and graphite artwork is done on the highest quality drawing papers.
Michael's "Small Paintings" which consists of a very small oil or acrylic painting on 1/8 inch thick masonite board and hand primed with gesso. These paintings will range between 5x5 inches to 6x8 inches. The idea is for a faster freer style of impressionistic painting. These paintings will be listed on e-bay first and are less expensive then the larger more traditional paintings.
To get an idea of the size and how it will fit on your wall the listed sizes are height x width.
The term "giclee print" (zhee-klay), a French word "giclée" is a feminine noun that means a spray of liquid, connotes an elevation in printmaking technology. Images are generated from high resolution digital images and printed with archival quality inks onto various substrates including canvas, fine art, and photo-base paper. The giclee printing process provides better color accuracy than other means of reproduction.
The quality of the giclee print rivals traditional silver-halide and gelatin printing processes and is commonly found in museums, art galleries, and photographic galleries.
We currently print on Matte Paper - a very fine bright white heavy smooth texture, Watercolor Paper - a heavy textured bright white paper, Velvet Paper - a heavy soft textured bright white paper, and Canvas. All papers are 100% acid free have been chosen for the archival and quality aspects.
Specific Mats are selected for each piece of artwork and are made available to purchase along with the artwork. Mats are double mats with a 1/8" standard showing of the bottom mat. The purchasing artwork pages provide information for the mat available for that artwork.
Specific Frames have been selected for each piece of artwork and made available to purchase along with the artwork. All frames come with a non-glare acrylic front and a foamcore backing when framing prints on paper or flat canvas. Frames used for stretched canvas do not come with any front or backing which allows the painting to breath. All frames come with attached hardware and are ready for hanging.