Wildlife Art, How to Buy It

There are two main reasons that people buyspecialist giclee print machine, special paper and
wildlife art. The majority of people buying bird andarchive quality inks. The prints made in this way
animal art do so to hang in their home or office. Aare described as museum, or archive quality, and
minority of people buy wildlife paintings or printsif cared for correctly will last more than one
as an investment.hundred and fifty years.
Of course, some people buy for both reasons!One of the finest artists of wildlife alive today,
Original wild animal and bird art is sometimesCanadian artist Bateman, sells his work as Limited
purchased as an investment particularly if theEdition giclee prints, but this practice has been
artist is well known, as this adds value to thecontroversial, as some art critics claim that it
artwork. Originals can be purchased direct fromdevalues the work. (to see his artwork, and buy
the artist or from art galleries and dealers. Someposters of them, click on the link below).
galleries and dealers specialize in wildlife art.However, most pictures of wildlife art are bought
Also purchased as an investment are signedas posters or unlimited edition giclee prints. While
Limited Edition giclee prints of animal and bird art.these images don't go up in value, they bring
Limited Edition art prints generally go up in value.great joy to many people who buy wild animal
Many high-street galleries now sell Limited Editionand bird art to hang on their walls. What matters
prints, and often have large catalogues ofin choosing wildlife art to look at, is simply . . .
available.what you like looking at!
The giclee process involves scanning the artworkTo see a great selection of wildlife art, and to buy
extremely accurately (scanners used cost overit if you wish . . .
sixty thousand dollars) and printing using a