'On Manoeuvres' - Hobby
This limited edition Giclee print is available in two sizes:
The small print measures 27.5 x 27.5 cm's (with an additional border, fits, when mounted into a 40 x 40 cm ready made frame).
The large print measures 35 x 35 cm's (with an additional border, fits, when mounted into a 50 x 50 cm ready made frame).
The framed image in the picture above is the large print in a 50 x 50 cm frame.
Printed on Matt Coated 230gsm acid-free paper printed with pigmented light-fast inks by Giclee method.
Limited edition of 195 prints. Each print is signed, numbered and has a certificate of Authenticity.
When I have collected the print from the printers I will send an update via the website.
Once collected, the print will be sent rolled and wrapped in tissue in a sturdy tube using the Royal Mail Tracked 24 next day delivery service with notifications.
Please email for shipping costs outside the UK.
This image is also available as a greetings card with the packs listed below.
Hobbies are similar in size to a kestrel with long pointed wings and can look like a giant swift. It is an incredibly fast bird capable of catching small, fast birds such as swallow ands swifts. The Hobby is doing well on the levels so an ideal bird to do as one of the ‘thriving’ rather than ‘declining’ pieces as part of my exhibition at Ace Arts in Somerton. I had known little about the Hobby until I read a chapter on them in my go to birds of Prey book ‘Raptor: A Journey through birds’ by James Macdonald Lockhart. His way of describing the rapid Aerial display of these birds really captivated me and I started the search for the perfect image to base a piece on……
You can read more about the making of this piece here - 'On Manoeuvres' Blog