Although I’ve got Celtic heritage, it was a couple of years with a base in Dublin and travels around Ireland that allowed me to explore the many beautiful Celtic carvings that Ireland has to offer. From the amazing illuminated art in the Book of Kells, to those carved in stone or painted on old pub signs in towns and villages, you cannot miss Celtic knots. With no identifiable beginning or ending, their infinite pathway is often translated as symbolic of the unending cycle of life. The Celtic cross, a Christian ringed halo cross, has origins in middle age Ireland and Britain, the most spectacular examples being the huge, high crosses throughout Ireland and Scotland. To create this Celtic cross, I’ve drawn thousands of tiny acrylic ink dots, using a vintage dip pen; they’re spaced out or layered up to create the depth of the intertwining knot work, which is embellished with the vibrant watercolour pencil green foliage of Dicentra (Bleeding Heart).
Celtic Stone Cross With Foliage Fine Art Print
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Add a focal point to your room that is sure to be noticed with this striking dip pen and ink, stippled dot drawing of a carved Celtic stone cross draped in vivid green watercolour pencil foliage. If you look closely, you'll see that the cross has originally been drawn entirely in stippled dots of ink, using a vintage nib pen. This fine art, gallery quality, archival Giclée print has been produced using bright white, textured, British made 255gsm matte paper. This reproduction fine art print is of exceptional quality and provides a stunning image, true to both the colour and detail of my original artwork. The inks used to create this print are UV stable and are light fast for approximately 80 years if this piece of art is displayed out of direct sunlight (behind glass). This print is supplied unmounted and unframed, allowing you the freedom to choose your own frame to suit your taste and decor. This print will fit into any standard frame but looks particularly great in an 11 x 14" (29.94 x 35.56cm) frame with a mount, which is also a readily available frame & mount combination size. The print is signed by me and a signed certificate of authenticity is also provided with the print. Inspired from what I see in my garden, on my field work, travels and from life experiences, I work only from photographs that I have taken or sketches that I have made in the field.
Ideal for: Anyone who loves Celtic knots, all things Irish, Ireland, Book of Kells, cultural icons, carvings, knotwork, hidden meanings, history, travel, art.
This beautiful, fine art giclee print is on 255gsm St Cuthbert's Mill (UK) white, textured paper using 10-colour water and fade resistant, professional Canon LUCIA inks. These quality inks and paper give the print a 200 year fade-free lifespan in a photo album, 80 years if displayed behind glass and 50 years if displayed without glass. Artwork should always be displayed out of direct sunlight and away from direct heat such as radiators. Art prints are supplied with a white acid free board and wrapped in a clear, protective, recyclable sleeve (polypropylene (PP5)). Art prints may be shipped gently rolled and inserted into a strong cardboard postal tube or shipped flat between sheets of thick double walled corrugated cardboard as appropriate. All art prints sold on this website are sold unmounted and unframed for you to choose the options that best suit your taste and décor. Art prints are recyclable should you fall out of love with them. How to flatten rolled art prints: keep them in their clear protective sleeve and gently unroll them, laying them on a hard, flat surface and laying heavy, flat items, such as heavy books, in an even layer on top. Do not attempt to roll them the other way because you will likely crease your print!
Approximate print sizes are: 25x35.5cm (9.84x13.98") on A3 paper, 16.7x23.6cm (6.57x9.29") on A4 paper. Art prints are printed with a white border and fit into any standard sized A3 or A4 frame. A3 sized paper is 29.7x42.0cm (11.69x16.53") and A4 paper is 21.0x29.7cm (8.27x11.69")