Giclee

The term Giclee originated in 1991 with the intention of distinguishing "fine art prints" created with digital output from those for non-art or commercial purposes.

The word Giclee (pronounced jee-clay) is a derivative of the French words gicleur (nozzle) and gicler (spray). Therefore, Giclee directly translated means (spraying nozzle), which is basically how most digital printers direct ink onto various materials.

My Giclee is printed on 100% cotton fibre mold-made paper that features a beautiful texture, and at 256 gsm (grams per square metre) has a quality feel. The paper is pH neutral, acid-free and lignin-free, with no optical brighteners and calcium carbonate as a filler.

The inks used are pigmented, making the print water resistant and archival.

Print permanence testing (measured at 450 lux simulating ideal museum and gallery conditions) by Wilhelm Imaging Research Inc., Grinnell, Iowa, concluded that print life will exceed 120 years.

I am making several of my paintings available as Giclee reproductions.

Limited Editions, signed and numbered to a maximum of 75 in the edition are available in two sizes (22" x 30" and 18" x 24").