Trademark Global Michelle Calkins 'Building Blocks Four' Canvas Art

Description

Giclee (jee-clay) is an advanced printmaking process for creating high quality fine art reproductions. Michelle's media of choice are oil and acrylic paint, oil pastel and photography. Michelle found solace in creation of art since childhood. She is especially impressed with artists who create art that is not permanent, like sand painters and ice sculptors. The attainable excellence that Giclee printmaking affords makes the reproduction virtually indistinguishable from the original piece. Michelle's influences are Edward Hopper and Goldsworthy, ants, snails and people who paint things on the head of a pin. Gallery wrap is a method of stretching an artist's canvas so that the canvas wraps around the sides and is secured a hidden, wooden frame. The result is wide acceptance of Giclee by galleries, museums and private collectors. Michelle found solace in creation of art since childhood. This method of stretching and preparing a canvas allows for a frameless presentation of the finished painting. This method of stretching and preparing a canvas allows for a frameless presentation of the finished painting. It is her gift and she tries not to waste it. Having been a professional picture framer since 1990, the presentation aspect of the art world has been foremost on her mind.

Key Features

• Michelle found solace in creation of art since childhood.
• Michelle's media of choice are oil and acrylic paint, oil pastel and photography.
• This method of stretching and preparing a canvas allows for a frameless presentation of the finished painting.
• She is especially impressed with artists who create art that is not permanent, like sand painters and ice sculptors.
• Michelle's influences are Edward Hopper and Goldsworthy, ants, snails and people who paint things on the head of a pin.
• Having been a professional picture framer since 1990, the presentation aspect of the art world has been foremost on her mind.