About this Product
" The Trees Are Watching"Giclee edition print - printed especially for you!
The second photo from the top shows the print in the matte. The signature and title will be added per order, so that's not shown in the photo. I have also included a photo of what this might look like framed and hung in a room setting!
image size:
11" x 14”
matte size / frame size
16” x 20”
A stock size frame should be easy to find, and you can just pop this print right in!
Each print is signed and titled on the matte, and dated with the year the original painting was done on the reverse. Each print includes foamcore backing, mounted print, matte and is individually bagged in acetate. The mattes I use are all white – white reflects color from surrounding objects, so no matter where you hang this print or want to move it around your home, the matte will pick up reflected color from the room! Plus, it really makes the color in the prints pop. This print will be made specifically for you!
Specifics:
This print is reproduced from an original painting by me, Jan Schmuckal. It is printed in-house on lovely, Epson Watercolor paper. I experimented with many different papers before I settled on this one:
It is archival,
fade-resistant,
and has a beautiful richness!
My prints are made using Epson Pigment Inks, which are tested and guaranteed not to fade for at least 120+ years.
COPYRIGHT: I retain all copyrights to my artwork.
Jan Schmuckal Fine Art Editions
Meet the Maker
A native of St. Charles, Illinois, Jan Schmuckal was the kind of kid always in the middle of some sort of art project, thanks to her very indulgent parents! She graduated from the University of Illinois in 1986 with a degree in Industrial Design, and spent the following years as a designer in the Point-of-Purchase industry. After many years as a designer, she had an overwhelming desire to start painting again, which she had not done since high school. She started out in a little makeshift studio in the corner of her apartment bedroom. At that time, Jan made a conscious decision to go in an impressionistic direction as an artist rather than as a realist because it provided a break from the realistic renderings that she did every day as a designer. To further hone her technique she pursued an ad-hoc education, taking workshops and classes from both nationally accredited and local artists. She entered regional shows, then national shows, placed her work in galleries, gave painting workshops, (quit her design job!) opened 3 successive art studios, taught art classes... and in 2005, Jan opened an art gallery in a 112-year-old house in Geneva, Illinois which closed in 2022. She now resides in St. Charles.
"The changing light of day and the moods it evokes are the foundation of all my oil paintings. Each piece usually starts with a powerful, simple composition, which then evolves into a theme where strong light and shadow and deep color are within the primary subject.
Strength, mood and simplicity are my primary intentions, moreso than depicting a particular place or time."
Jan's painting style is derived from the Tonalist Movement, which was started in the US and practiced by American artists while the Impressionists were painting in France, in the decades surrounding 1900.
Many of her paintings are done Alla Prima, also known as direct painting, which means; A style of painting where, instead of building colors up with layers, the painting is done in one session on a toned canvas while the paint is still wet. From the Italian word which literally means at once. She feels that this style of painting helps her intention to be succinct within each painting. As a note of interest, no black is used in any of her paintings.
All of the giclee editions available here are produced by me in my studio.
How it’s Made
All my giclees are produced from oil paintings that I have painted and sold. I print each one to order so that I can assure the quality and color of each print. All giclees are made with pigment ink which is archival and colorfast to 80+ years. I use heavyweight matte velvet finish double sided photo paper - no gloss! - to produce each print. I then mount each into an archival matte, and I title and sign each print on the matte. I include a foamcore backing and individually bag each giclee with the backing into an acetate sleeve. For shipping, I only use corrugated mailers that are larger than the size of the matte, and each print or series of prints is sleeved in an interior corrugated sleeve. I have, over many years, determined this really helps with getting matted prints to my customers in good shape.
Shop Policies
ALL MATTED PRINTS SHIP VIA USPS PRIORITY MAIL - you are paying actual shipping costs plus materials for shipping.Please be patient with shipping delays caused by circumstances beyond my control with postal processing facilities. EVERY package I ship goes thru the Chicago USPS hub. No refunds due to shipping delays will be issued. I'm working hard to ship weekly to avoid any extra delays beyond my normal processing time.A note: if you live in an apartment building, and you MAY live in a building with good neighbors, or a doorman, or in a splendid neighborhood....but I can't tell that....so I will require a signature on orders shipped to an apartment or suite.
Returns are accepted with approval first up to 14 days. Buyer is responsible for return shipping costs and providing a tracking number. Order will be refunded upon receipt of the items(s) in as-new condition.
I use the sRGB color space (the internet standard) for color. Your monitor or other display device may vary and thus colors may vary. If you use a phone, please ensure your device is set to the internet standard and not an enhanced color setting.
All sales of original work are handled through my website janschmuckal.com
Larger sizes are an option but please contact me with your needs and we can discuss.
