For Collectors

What are your paintings and prints made of?

Original watercolours. I paint original watercolours on 100% cotton, acid-free watercolour paper, using the highest-quality professional-grade archival paints, gouache, soft pastels, pens, pencils, and mediums.

Prints and giclée prints are available in limited or unlimited editions. Each print specifies whether it is a giclée, and is signed and numbered by me. Prints may have slight ratio variations as the original art is resized, and minor colour differences between editions.

Prints. I have selected Epson Enhanced Matte for my card-format prints — an archival-quality paper printed with Epson archival inks for exceptional lightfastness.

Giclée (fine art prints). For giclée prints I use Epson Cold Press Natural, 305 g/m², a 100% cotton cold-press paper. It is acid-, lignin-, and chlorine-free, and pH-buffered to preserve fine art.

Framed watercolours. Artwork that arrives framed was professionally framed with archival materials and anti-reflective, UV-filtering art glass.

How do I care for my watercolour artwork and prints?

A few simple steps will help preserve your art and let you enjoy it for many years:

• Handle prints with gloves, at the margins where there is no pigment. Avoid touching the printed area, even while gloved.
• Keep work in a cool, dry, shaded place. When displaying it, choose a spot away from direct sunlight and large swings in temperature and humidity.
• Frame behind UV-filter glass or perspex with archival materials. Prints arrive in clear archival bags — keep them bagged until framed.
• Store with care. Originals and prints ship in a clean, acid-free bag, sometimes with an acid-free backboard. Keep the work in its packaging until you display it, preferably stored horizontally.