Dean Morrissey Father Christmas Giclee Canvas Framed Description *Artist: Dean Morrissey. NEW RELEASE Sept. 2008! Title: "Portrait of Father Christmas". * Limited Edition "SMALLWORKS" Canvas Giclee" FRAMED! signed and numbered by the artist. Limited to a very low edition size of only 150 images (on canvas) worldwide. * Image size is 8" x 10". Outside framed size is: 10 1/2" x 12 1/2". Custom framed in a 1 1/4" wide Museum quality European gold leaf ornate moulding from the "Maris" collection by Larson Juhl. We do all the custom framing here at the gallery in Vermont with over 25 years experience in the fine art and custom picture framing business. *An average retail price for this piece framed including the artwork is $325.00. Offered here on this "buy-it-now" listing framed for only $39.00 above the cost of the artwork alone which is $185.00. Mint Condition! Brand new stock directly from the publisher (Greenwich Workshop). We are an authorized dealer for Greenwich. *Be one of the few clients who can own this piece on canvas! Buyer gets FREE! shipping and insurance. *This piece will be shipped flat for your best protection in transit. Thank you. Jim Duff~ Early River Gallery.My Stores Logo *Early River Gallery and the Greenwich Workshop introduce a new Miniature Fine Art Series entitled "SmallWorks".Welcome to our first "SmallWorks" Fine Art Edition Show, featuring 75 "miniature works" from the Greenwich Workshop Family of Artists. Miniature art is an important part of any collection and this new series is a great way to begin! Such works are highly sought because of the low edition sizes and they are less expensive. A single small jewel of art can be that final, elegant touch in fine decor.These new pieces will be arriving and available for shipment over the next several months in 2008. About the Artist: Dean Morrissey has been drawing and creating characters since his childhood in Boston. Inspired by Disney matte paintings and comic book heroes early on, he grew to appreciate the works of the masters, such as Rembrandt, Vermeer, Pyle and N.C. Wyeth. Morrissey worked a variety of job until deciding to paint full time in the late 1970’s. He worked as a freelance book cover illustrator for over 15 different publishers in New York and won numerous awards. Morrissey is self taught, and considers the demands of cover illustration to have been his “art school”. In 1991, Morrissey began to paint some images from a story that he was creating. His books include Ship of Dreams Harry N Abrams (1994), The Great Kettles: A Tale of Time Harry N Abrams (1997), The Song of Celestine Little, Brown and Co. (1998), The Christmas Ship HarperCollins (2000), A Christmas Carol Greenwich Workshop Press (2000), The Moon Robber HarperCollins (2001), The Winter King HarperCollins (2002), and The Monster Trap Harper Collins (2004). His awards include The Society of Illustrators Gold Medal for The Great Kettles, The Chesley Award for The Light Ship (2002), and he is a current nominee for this year’s Chesley Award for Anna of the Celts (2003). Morrissey lives with his wife Shan and his son on the South Shore of Massachusetts. About this Piece: More invigorating than the first nip of frost in the air, more uplifting than colored lights in the neighborhood trees, more highly anticipated than a snow day, is Dean Morrissey’s annual tribute to Santa Claus. This year’s elegant portrait celebrates the quiet joy of the holiday season, with Saint Nick seemingly captured in a moment of contemplation mere minutes before setting out on his celebrated annual route through the skies. 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...