About My Paintings

I am the sole creator of each canvas original acrylic painting that I offer. Limited Edition, signed and numbered canvas (Giclee) reproductions, as well as some of my original paintings are available for purchase.

Acrylic Paints?

Using acrylic as a medium is relatively new. It has characteristics of both oil and watercolor. Acrylic is a synthetic, essentially plastic paint. It is made by suspending pigment in an acrylic resin. Acrylic paint is very versatile and can be used as thin as watercolor or as thick, right out of the tube like oil paint. I use a process referred to as Glazing, which occurs when layers of paint are applied so that the top layer is semi-transparent, allowing the bottom layer or parts of the color beneath to shine through. Acrylic paint is a water-based medium, therefore, I utilize tap water to thin the paint when I want to achieve a more translucent appearance. I also use the paint without thinning it, or I dilute it with an acrylic polymer emulsion when I wish to add a glossed appearance to my work.

Giclee Reproductions?

A Giclee (ghee-clay) reproduction is simply the closest duplication of an original painting that is humanly, mechanically or technically possible. These museum quality reproductions are UV-resistant, and are certain to retain their beauty and integrity for generations.

Giclee is a French word meaning the “spraying of ink”. A unique spraying process where the original piece is reproduced using hundreds of inkjets to disburse billions of ink droplets. Once completed, the image is comprised of almost 20 billion droplets of ink. There is no perceivable dot pattern, an endless array of richly saturated color capturing every minute detail of the original. The 8-color process insures a reproduction whose color and depth is difficult to differentiate from the original canvas painting. The latest ink offers a 70-year light-fastness and UV-resistance under museum archival condition.

Giclee reproductions have been shown at such museums as the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum, the British Museum and numerous others.