Rosenthal's beautiful canvasses of light dancing on seascapes, still life, landscapes and people have been a desireable addition for any home or office for some time. But not everyone could afford to pay for an original.
Now a new line is being offered of Mr. Rosenthal's light-filled canvasses. Giclee prints on canvas are available at a fraction of the cost of an original painting.
First, let's define "giclee." It is pronounced "gee-clay" and is from a French word that means spray. A giclee reproduction of an artwork is basically an ink jet digital print usually on watercolor paper or canvas. The process uses archival inks, which basically means it won't fade for a hundred years or more. Great care is taken in the process to produce the exact colors of the original painting. So, down to brass tacks, a giclee reproduction is high quality inks printed on a high quality surface, and is the best you can get in artwork reproduction.
However, since it is a reproduction, not an original, it becomes more available for the rest of us that didn't figure in several thousand dollars in our financial planning for the purchase of artwork. Hooray!
Mr. Rosenthal has made available many of his pastel paintings in giclee reproductions. The still life is grapes and apples, but more importantly it is a play of light in yellows, light greens and oranges that is a feast for the eye. The contrasting dark background and the contrast of the smooth grapes and apples against the rough cloth they lie on is very pleasing scene for any room.
Since Mr. Rosenthal is a resident of Clearwater, Florida, one assumes that the beaches in his seascapes are nearby, but they could be any of numerous Gulf beaches. Tranquility and joy of children and their parents wading in the shallow Gulf waters, with the long shadows of the sunset stretching out behind them makes you wish to be there.
The old drawbridge and causeway between Clearwater and Clearwater Beach are the subject of another painting, although a visitor to the area may not recognize it today. The bridge is now gone, replaced by a new causeway. The sky in this painting is enchanting.
There are a dozen other paintings to choose from now that giclees have been released, and since the cost now falls within anyone's budget, a Chuck Rosenthal painting could soon adorn a wall at your home.
Now a new line is being offered of Mr. Rosenthal's light-filled canvasses. Giclee prints on canvas are available at a fraction of the cost of an original painting.
First, let's define "giclee." It is pronounced "gee-clay" and is from a French word that means spray. A giclee reproduction of an artwork is basically an ink jet digital print usually on watercolor paper or canvas. The process uses archival inks, which basically means it won't fade for a hundred years or more. Great care is taken in the process to produce the exact colors of the original painting. So, down to brass tacks, a giclee reproduction is high quality inks printed on a high quality surface, and is the best you can get in artwork reproduction.
However, since it is a reproduction, not an original, it becomes more available for the rest of us that didn't figure in several thousand dollars in our financial planning for the purchase of artwork. Hooray!
Mr. Rosenthal has made available many of his pastel paintings in giclee reproductions. The still life is grapes and apples, but more importantly it is a play of light in yellows, light greens and oranges that is a feast for the eye. The contrasting dark background and the contrast of the smooth grapes and apples against the rough cloth they lie on is very pleasing scene for any room.
Since Mr. Rosenthal is a resident of Clearwater, Florida, one assumes that the beaches in his seascapes are nearby, but they could be any of numerous Gulf beaches. Tranquility and joy of children and their parents wading in the shallow Gulf waters, with the long shadows of the sunset stretching out behind them makes you wish to be there.
The old drawbridge and causeway between Clearwater and Clearwater Beach are the subject of another painting, although a visitor to the area may not recognize it today. The bridge is now gone, replaced by a new causeway. The sky in this painting is enchanting.
There are a dozen other paintings to choose from now that giclees have been released, and since the cost now falls within anyone's budget, a Chuck Rosenthal painting could soon adorn a wall at your home.
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