The word “giclée” is French, (pronounced gee-clay) from the verb “gicler” which means “to splatter” or “to project”. Controlled by the computer and  final proof file, the giclée printer projects the inks onto the archive quality paper to create the giclée print.

** A Giclee Archival Art Print print begins with a computer file derived from  a scan of an original painting,

a computer file of a photograph of the original painting, or the original computer file of the computer art work.

The file to be used for creation of the giclee print is then made available to the giclee printer and in collaboration with Artist,

a printer proof  is generated for inspection to confirm that the final giclee printing accurately reflects the original art work. 

State of the art software and advanced giclee printing hardware allow for a reproduced image that displays the continuous tone, color saturation and detail of the original artwork. As specified by you, the final Giclee Art Print is then produced as giclee on canvas . The advantages in acquiring a Giclee Art print are: high quality art print at significantly lower cost over that of the original art work, or painting.

Your Giclee canvas print  looks just like an original painting on canvas, or paper and may be framed in the traditional

manner of an oil painting, or under glass.

** Each art work or painting that is for sale on my site has it's outer Size Limitations noted on the large version of the

work displayed. These may be viewed by 'clicking' on the small image version to view the larger image on it's own separate

web page on my site.

** Alternately, Reproduction Art prints offer the advantage of lesser cost than Giclee archival Art Prints. There is little visible difference from Giclee Art Prints, but are less costly due to reproduction on quality commercial grade paper stock and not archival grade, acid free paper stock.

Those images on my site displaying the terms "reproducible to" refer to the maximum size to which that image may be reproduced, to maintain resolution quality.

Smaller, versions may be reproduced that maintain both quality and proportions of the original art work. All Art Prints on canvas, or paper stock prints are sent to you in a protective shipping tube and have a  border surrounding image to accommodate framing.