Limited Edition Giclees

We are pleased to offer a growing selection of Limited Edition canvas giclees (pronounced "gee-clay"), which are produced directly from Anita's original paintings. Each edition is strictly limited to 100 copies plus Artist's Proofs, and the pieces are hand signed, numbered and dated.
 
The giclee process involves close collaboration between the artist and the printer, and is quite different from offset lithography, as no films or plates are used in the process.  The original painting is scanned into a computer and that image then is printed directly onto 100% acid-free canvas. At this point the artist and the printer work together to adjust the color balance to match the original as closely as possible.  Several test canvases are printed, and from this group the artist chooses the "Artist's Proofs" (usually two to four in number).  These are the pieces that are used by the printer to match every single giclee in the print run of 100 copies, and these are the pieces that later become the most collectable of the entire print run.  
 
The printer used to produce these giclees offers a much higher resolution than any other process available today. A fine stream of UV protective archival ink is sprayed, more than four million droplets per second, onto specially treated canvas from six separate spray nozzles: Each nozzle produces a combination of 512 chromatic changes, with over three million color possibilities from the combined six nozzles. The result is a razor sharp image with extreme depth of color, bright highlights and highly defined contrasts.  Each canvas is then sealed to protect from UV rays.  The result is a collector quality work of art that you will be proud to pass on generation to generation.  Every Limited Edition canvas giclee comes with a special Certificate of Authenticity that is signed and dated by the artist.

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