LATEST NEWS
- The Mayfly prints on offer have recently gained great recognition from
professional entomologists
I found out at the end of November, that an
International Committee of Entomologists had nominated the mayfly, ephemera
danica, as the insect of the year for 2021
I contacted the head of the
committee, Prof. Dr. Thomas Schmitt, to pass on my appreciation and let him know
about the cultural importance of the mayfly to Ireland, and at the same time
told him that I'd painted a mayfly earlier in the year, to mark a mayfly fishing
season missed, due to the restrictions of Covid-19. Thomas was interested to see
the painting and I sent the image below. After a few exchanges of very nice
emails, the end result is that they want to display my original painting in
reception at Senckenberg German Entomological Institute in Muencheberg, east of
Berlin, for the whole of 2021, giving reference to myself, and they will have
one of my limited edition prints to archive at the end of 2021.
Limited Edition Giclée Print - One of
only 150 Certified Prints - produced from an original gouache watercolour
painting of a "Mayfly" (ephemera danica) in July 2020, by wildlife artist Bill Godfrey, Co Mayo.
Please call with any questions you may have
Print Framed
Print mounted
Perspective Guide
Print Provenance
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Each large format print is mounted and framed, ready to
hang, in a natural wooden frame, finished in walnut with a gold insert. The
outside dimensions of the frame are 22.5" x 18.5" (572 x 470mm) and the
unmounted print size is 16.5" x 11.7" (420 x 297mm)
Giclée prints are the choice of artists, when having
prints of their fine art produced. The word Giclée (“g-clay”), is derived from
the French verb gicler meaning “to squirt or spray”. The Giclée printing process
involves squirting or spraying microscopic dots of pigment-based ink from an
inkjet printer onto high quality art paper or canvas. The image is colour
corrected to attain the closest possible match to the original work. This ensures the image has all the tonalities and hues of the original
painting and the combination of the pigment inks and paper used in the Giclée
process, ensure that prints will not fade for many decades thereafter
These limited edition Giclée prints are printed on
Hahnemühle Photo Rag® 308 gsm 100% cotton white paper, which is one of the
world’s most popular papers and the valued all-rounder for high-quality fine art
inkjet printing. The white cotton artist’s paper, with its characteristic,
wonderfully soft feel, boasts a lightly defined felt structure, lending each
artwork a three-dimensional appearance and impressive pictorial depth. Combined
with the matt premium inkjet coating, this paper produces outstanding prints
that feature brilliant colours, deep blacks, striking contrasts and perfect
reproduction of detail. This acid- and lignin-free classic meets the most
exacting requirements for age resistance and is specially designed for fine art
applications
Each of the 150 limited edition Giclée prints is embossed
with a seal, detailing the print name, print number, artist’s signature and date
and a signed descriptive provenance label is attached to the rear of the frame.
In addition, your invoice copy will also be embossed and signed, giving you
unique provenance to your print
Bill Godfrey, Co Mayo, Ireland
I will be offering originals of some of my other Irish
wildlife gouache watercolour paintings in due course, so please come back later.
Thanks
