The Gangs All Here - GICLEE stretched good canvas

This piece depicts pelicans and egrets nesting together in the mangrove trees along the Southern coastline of Louisiana. A timeline of sorts, from left to right, of a mother pelican awaiting the arrival of her young, to newly hatched offspring and finally progressing to juveniles about to fly the coop. Pelicans and egrets nest in colonies often on islands in mangroves (a shrub or small tree that grows in coastal areas). When building next in trees they form their nest from reeds, grasses, straw, and sticks but when forming their nest on the ground their nests consist of a shallow holes lined with feathers and a rim of soil. The colonies provide protection from predators and the mangroves protect from mother nature.

Pesticides, hurricanes and oil spills have wreaked havoc on the pelicans natural nesting grounds. I hope this painting remind us all of the delicate balance in nature necessary to ensure future nesting grounds good of our pelicans.

I paint in an impasto style using oil paint with palette/painting knives. Painting with palette knives allow a freedom I never enjoyed with brushes. I'm drawn to New Orleans cityscapes and Louisiana landscapes. I'm inspired by the vibrant vivid colors and heavy textures achieved with this three dimensional painting style. I enjoy capturing a view that I would enjoy spending a couple of hours in front of, taking in all the flavor of my surrounding.

This is a giclee created from my original impasto oil painting. All of my paintings are painted in an impasto style (heavy texture) done in oil using palette knives. Giclee stretched over a .75" frame, using high quality archival inks and protected with a UV coating. Canvas wraps edge of frame and is back stapled. Image wraps around edge of canvas. Making this canvas ready to hang without a frame. Offered Framed and Unframed.

Title: The Gangs All Here
Media: giclee stretched canvas of impasto style oil painting
Size: giclees are available 18"x6", 24"x8", 36"x12" (can be reproduced up to 6 foot long)
Edge: .75" image wraps around edge, canvas back stapled.
Frame: Barnwood floating frame EXTRA CHARGE available framed and unframed at checkout
Shipping: average of 1-2 weeks after order is placed

If you have any questions feel free to email me at fabre.stacey [!at] gmail.com.