Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 8X10 Matted Limited Edition Giclee

Eastern Bluebird, (Sialia sialis) Limited Edition Giclee Print, Hand-Signed & Numbered (01/30 - 30/30)

This ready-to-frame watercolor and colored pencil limited edition giclee print is double matted in an ivory buffered and pH neutral mat with gold reveal. It is hand-signed/numbered and titled by Karen and arrives packaged in an acid-free clear bag with an acid-free and pH neutral backboard comprised of 100% recycled content. This one-of-a-kind print is ready for framing in a standard sized 8"x10" frame, or you can purchase it framed.

A limited edition giclee print is truly the next best thing to an original. Printed on heavy water color paper with archival pigment inks, these limited edition prints represent the best reproduction process available to artists today. To learn more about Karen's limited edition giclee prints, watch the short video below. All limited edition giclee prints may be ordered hand-embellished and remarqued, making them a truly one of a kind piece of original art. For more information, watch the video on remarquing and hand embellishing below. 

This is the only bluebird species to regularly show up here in Maine, and when they begin to arrive, you know summer is not far away! In Maine, Eastern bluebirds often have two broods, and the young from the second brood will often stay with the parents throughout the winter in their southern non-breeding range. While a 2000-mile migration between northern breeding grounds and winter non-breeding habitat is remarkable, the species' journey to recovery is even more incredible to me. In the first half of the twentieth century, Eastern bluebird populations plummeted in North America secondary to competition with invasive species like sparrows and European starlings. Thanks to a massive, largely volunteer, effort that included a massive bluebird box campaign, the Eastern bluebird has come back from the brink.

To view photos of this piece in process, please visit the album on the Karen Talbot Art Facebook page.