New art print resource on the net
Tanya Sienko
If anyone is interested in the limited-edition print market, I found
a great new source of information on the net. A frame shop and
gallery called FrameMakers has a web site showing preview images
of new releases by top artists from the Greenwich Workshop
publishing house. They also have a lot of other information of use
to print collectors. It might also be a good way for artists to see what
kind of work is currently selling in the limited edition market place.
Included in the images right now is a preview of the incredible new
Bev Doolittle release.
It can be found on the world wide web at:
http://www.prairienet.org/arts/framing/homepage.html
or you can reach the folks at FrameMakers directly by email at:
xx...@prairienet.org .
I am not affiliated with the shop. Just think it makes a nice addition
to the net.
Mattison T. FitzGerald
: If anyone is interested in the limited-edition print market, I found
I'm sure it is - but these mass production print makers have america
snowed - you can get original art for the same prices often from emerging
artists in your own towns.
Try open studios artists don't bite and actually give you cheese, wine,
crackers and a smile when you show up!
I've even been know to cultivate patrons then - humm the best investment
you can make is in your artist - because - they will invest
right back to you in the form of original works. It is amazing
what a well timed investment can bring - great work from the artist
through a gift of supplies or canvass - and an addition to your collections.
Just try it pick one you like and get to know them -
Mattison
glad 2 help anyone with questions
or fears on patronage -
trust me its one of the most enriching things you can
do for yourself, your community and your collection
Scott MacLaren
: If anyone is interested in the limited-edition print market, I found
: a great new source of information on the net. A frame shop and
: gallery called FrameMakers has a web site showing preview images
: of new releases by top artists from the Greenwich Workshop
: Included in the images right now is a preview of the incredible new
: Bev Doolittle release.
: http://www.prairienet.org/arts/framing/homepage.html
I'm quite familiar with this web site, as well as the frame shop that
provides it. They do extremely fine work. I've been very satisfied with
all the work they've done for me (and I'm fussy :-)
Their web page is a great way to preview some of the new releases, even
though the scsanned graphics can't really due justice to the real
prints. If you see something you like, contact a dealer (like
FrameMakers) to see the real print, or a color brochure.
Be sure to check out the new Doolittle painting! It's fantastic.
: I am not affiliated with the shop.
Neither am I. Just a very satisfied regular customer.
- Scott MacLaren
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Scott MacLaren
: Tanya Sienko (sie...@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu) wrote:
: : If anyone is interested in the limited-edition print market, I found
: : http://www.prairienet.org/arts/framing/homepage.html
: I'm sure it is - but these mass production print makers have america
: artists in your own towns.
I highly agree that one can often get nice originals from local artists
quite inexpensively and it's great to support these artists, but I
wouldn't go so far as to say that print publishers have America
'snowed'. I think the print publishers do a major service to many art
collectors such as myself. I'm often not just looking for 'something'
nice to put on a wall, but rather I might want to own a copy of a
specific painting I really love. If the artist is well known and very
popular, such as Bev Doolittle, I can't generally afford the fifty to one
hundred thousand dollars or whatever one of her originals can sell for.
Prints allow me to afford a high quality (non-poster) copy of the
painting. It all depends on what you're after. I think there's some
general information on the limited edition print market on the
FrameMakers web page listed above.
- Scott MacLaren
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William Smithers
Mattison T. FitzGerald <mat...@netcom.com> wrote:
>Tanya Sienko (sie...@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu) wrote:
>
>: If anyone is interested in the limited-edition print market, I found
>: gallery called FrameMakers has a web site showing preview images
>: of new releases by top artists from the Greenwich Workshop
>: to print collectors. It might also be a good way for artists to see what
>: kind of work is currently selling in the limited edition market place.
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>I'm sure it is - but these mass production print makers have america
>snowed - you can get original art for the same prices often from emerging
>artists in your own towns.
> ...[SNIP] ...
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I have no idea of the artistic quality of the limited-edition prints
referred to in the post to which you replied -- a subjective matter,
anyway.
But, unfortunately, you have added yet one more piece of confusion to
the already widespread misunderstanding of what constitutes "original"
art.
Lithographs, etchings, woodcuts, engravings, screen prints, etc.,
which are not intended as copies of anything else (and even some that are
so intended), and which are usually issued in multiple, but limited
editions, are each original works of art. As with other forms of original
art, the finest examples of such printed media by famous artists are highly
prized, and are very expensive indeed. And, also as with other forms of
original art, one can find less expensive examples of both contemporary
and historical artists that one likes very much.
Those lacking knowledge often use the word "print" to refer to a
"reproduction"; and -- as you've done -- use the word "original" to refer
to paintings, watercolors, drawings, etc., when what is meant is "unique,"
since only one copy of the latter category has been created.
"Prints" created by the artist as described above are "original" works
of art. "Reproductions" are (often-photographed) copies.
You seem to have a real empathy for local painters, watercolorists,
etc., which is great. And, I agree, it can be an exhilirating experience
to visit their workshops. But they are not the only "original" artists.
Printmakers are too.
In my opinion, it would be helpful to correct a common misconception,
rather than to reinforce it.
-- Bill Smithers