About Lithograph Canvas
It begins with a print, which is coated with an acrylic glaze and soaked in a water base bath, delaminating all or almost all of the paper, leaving the inks attached to the acrylic.
This sheet of acrylic and ink is then bonded to a canvas and rolled. Once dry, one or more coats of acrylic are
applied to seal the image. The canvas is then stretched around 1 1/4 inch deep stretcher bars just like an
original canvas painting. The outer edges are then handpainted. When finished, the canvas is signed and numbered by the artist. Editions are limited to only 450.
The acrylic is pH balanced, it is non-acidic, and everything encased is permeated by the acrylic, so acidity is not a problem.
The response to the canvas is positive because the lithographs look and feel like originals and they don't require glass, which always presents some degree of glare and reflection or dulling of the image.
People like the fact that they can own something very close to the original.
About Giclée
"Giclée" (pronounced zhee-clay) is a Fine Art print, the French translation meaning "to spray". The limited editions are made
using continuous tone technology on a high quality archival media. The richness of color in the reproductions is indeed
remarkable, using "Endura Chrome" inks, rated the highest quality, and with eight different colors to allow a wider color gamut, which yields
reproductions that appear surprisingly similar and have many of the same qualities as an original painting - to the point
that they're nearly indistinguishable even when viewed through a printer's magnifying loupe.
The printers use non-toxic, water-base dyes that are water-soluble. Images are printed one at a time on a drum printer, insuring quality control.
Our giclées are printed on 140 lb. watercolor paper and on premium canvases.