Limited Original is not an oxymoron. Limited Original is a word combination coined by Senkarik to describe her gicleés on canvas. A Limited Original is a gicleé on canvas with a longevity of over 200 years under normal lighting conditions. A Senkarik Limited Original will stay fresh longer than an original watercolor under the same conditions.

Gicleé is pronounced “zee-clay” and means to spit or spray ink. It is a reproduction of an original oil painted by the artist. The pigmented inks are sprayed on the canvas in tiny droplets of approximately one million per square inch.

These gicleés on canvas are considered Originals because each has individual handwork with no two exactly alike. The artist hand embellishes your piece in oils and then brush textures each Limited Original with the same attention to detail she does on her original oil paintings. In some cases Senkarik changes a vineyard to an ocean scene, red flowers to pink, yellow ones to orange or white to a myriad of colors. It is extremely rare for an artist to invest the time it takes for this individual attention to detail. Many hire assistants rather than doing the work themselves, thus diminishing the value of the artwork. There is nothing accidental where quality is involved in a Senkarik Limited Original.

The word Limited is an accurate description for these Limited Originals because the artist limits each edition to only 145 of each image. The low number to insure every one remains valuable.  Senkarik makes the word “limited” accurate rather than just another mass-produced art product.

For more information email: giclee@senkarik.com