Cloudfeather’s Dream (Giclée Canvas Print)

This 18″ height x 24″ width giclée reproduction on canvas of an original oil painting depicts a beautiful albino red-tailed hawk whose feathers stretch out over a sunset landscape in the mountains. Her feathers reach upwards to a full moon under a deep blue sky with bright orange clouds.

The subject is a real-life hawk named Cloudfeather who lost her ability to fly due to being shot in the wing. The artist has re-imagined her as being in flight, something that she would surely dream of doing once more. Thus, the title of the painting.

This original painting was painted by the artist over a period of four months using traditional painting methods. The painting features great attention to detail, and each and every feather on the subject seem to be lifelike and real. (see detail photographs) The blues used in the painting were ground by the artist with the traditional pigment lapis lazuli, sometimes called lazurite. Lazurite is a ground blue crystal that shines and refracts the light. This gives the colors a rich vibrancy that comes through in the finished work. This is the same pigment that would have been used by artists during the Dutch Golden Age of painting.

This is an unframed giclée canvas print, made to order, as a less expensive option for those who enjoy oil paintings but find originals out of their price range. The premium-wood stretcher bars are knot-free, straight and nicely beveled for minimal contact with the canvas. The pigments used are archival and will last many generations; a protective, light-fast varnish is included. The stretcher bars are offered in either 0.75 inch with white edges or 1.5 inch depth with mirrored edges. The 1.5 inch does not require framing and can be hung upon arrival. The 0.75 inch canvas is intended to be framed, but could still be hung as is if you don’t mind white edges. Mirrored means that the image reverses and prints on the sides of the canvas, giving the illusion of being continuous over the entire canvas.

Giclée canvas and paper prints are printed by Gallery Street (my partner business) in Roswell GA, and will ship directly from their location in order to save time and shipping costs.