The hippopotamus painting, "Nose bump." ABOUT ME My name is Lizzie Beckerley from the Sulky Cow Gallery in the UK. I am a Welsh artist and my passion is painting happy, whimsical, quirky pictures, usually of animals. ABOUT THE PAINTING Here are high quality giclee canvas prints, taken from my original oil painting of my hippopotamus painting. The photograph I painted from was kindly supplied by photograph Paul Fine. My original painting depicts the two hippos together. However, given the recent 45% hike in USA postal import costs, I've decided to split this picture into two so that it's easier to post. I now have the one hippo facing right and the other hippopotamus facing left. My favourite hippopotamus is the one facing left in the first of the above pictures. But I wonder what you think! Either of these canvas prints would be perfect for hippopotamus lovers. CANVAS PRINTS Our hippopotamus canvas giclee prints are ready to hang. You do not need to frame them. They are printed onto our quality cotton canvas. The canvas is stretched around wooden stretcher bars of 2cm depth. This "frameless" way of presenting the picture makes it look as if it is "floating" on the wall, giving it a lovely contemporary feel. They are finished in a subtle gloss varnish. The canvas prints of this hippo painting are 8 x 14 inches. If you'd like a paper print of my whimsical hippo picture, please see my other listing. WHAT IS GICLEE? Giclee (pronounced je-clay) is a type of very high quality printing ink. Giclee comes from the French word "gicler" to squirt. The lightfast inks, which are acid free and lightfast, are sprayed onto the paper. It is believed that this process achieves the closest match technically possible to the original piece of artwork. Giclee prints use inkjet technology and are far more sophisticated than your normal desktop printer. Giclee prints are known for their longevity and are the choice of art galleries, museums and collectors. ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING My original oil is available and will be here in this listing soon. Please contact me if you are interested. COPYRIGHT Copyright of all pictures remain with the artist Lizzie Beckerley at LizzieComesToTown. Thank you for looking at my hoippotamus painting. Hippo lover gifts in art.
