Judy Larson The Horse Tipi Giclee Canvas Framed New *Artist: Judy Larson. NEW RELEASE FOR JUNE. 2008! Title: "The Horse Tipi". Quality Custom Framed! * Limited Edition "Giclee on Canvas" signed and numbered by the aritst. Limited to a very low edition size of only 125 images (on canvas) worldwide. Image size is 11" x 11". Outside framed size is: 13 1/2" x 13 1/2". *Custom framed in a Italian walnut arquati moulding #838086 from the "La Treccia"Southwestern Collection in Moccassin Brown finish.This frame has an embossed woven banded design which fits perfectly with the western motif. We do all the custom framing here at the gallery in Vermont with over 25 years experience in the field of fine art custom framing, offering the finest quality materials at the most reasonable prices. *An average retail price for this piece including the art and framing is $385.00. Offered here on this "buy-it-now" listing framed for only $24.00 above the cost of the artwork alone which is $255.00. *Mint Condition! Brand new stock directly from the publisher Greenwich Workshop. We are an authorized dealer for Greenwich. *Be one of the few clients to own this piece! Buyer gets FREE shipping and insurance. Shipped flat in its original box for your best protection in transit.Complete with certificates and all print documentation.Thank you. Jim Duff~ Early River Gallery.My Stores Logo *About This Piece: There once lived a Blackfoot warrior who was very fond of his buckskin horse. One day the man's horse was badly wounded in battle. The man daubed yellow paint on his horse's wounds and made a smudge of sweet grass, then sang sacred medicine songs and asked the horse to rise. Three times the horse attempted to stand for the warrior, but he could not. Finally, on the fourth try the horse found the strength to get up and his master slowly led him home. In gratitude to his faithful and loving caretaker the buckskin stallion gave the man a gift, a tipi decorated with the image of a horse. Not only was the tipi beautiful to behold, but it also held special powers, and the man became famous ever after for his ability to heal the sick. Judy Larson always knew she was going to be an artist. She was surrounded by them as a child, and was particularly inspired by her father, a professional illustrator. Judy received a Bachelor of Science degree in Commercial Art from Pacific Union College in Northern California, then spent the next 17 years as a commercial artist, illustrator and art director. In 1988, influenced by her love of nature and animals, Judy devoted her time to wildlife art. Her primary focus in each of her paintings is the animal, with the horse as a recurring subject. Her unique approach to her work is through the use of scratch board--a technique that can render magnificent detail but one requiring infinite patience. Scratch board, an old, but little used medium, consists of a smooth, thin surface of hardened China clay applied to a board. The subject is then painted solidly with black India ink to create a silhouette. Now the exacting work begins, engraving the image into the surface of the artwork. While many artists use steel nibs or engraving tools, Judy prefers to work with X-acto blades, changing them ever few minutes to produce as fine a line as possible. Once the subject has been totally scratched, it is a finished black and white illustration, ready for the artist to add color. The methods of adding color are diverse. Judy prefers a combination of airbrush, gouache or acrylics for finishing, with frequent rescratching for detail. Scratch board is a demanding medium, one that Judy has used masterfully in developing her unique approach to wildlife art. *About Early River Gallery: Greetings from Vermont. We have been in business since 1977 offering Fine Art, Antiques,Period Victorian Lighting, Museum Quality Custom Picture Framing,Antique and Limited Edition prints.Also offering one of the most comprehensive selections of Fine Art Giclee Canvas and Lithographic prints on the web by major publishers such as The Greenwich Workshop, Hadley House Publishing,Mill Pond Press,Wild Apple Graphics and more...