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Giclee on Canvas
Signed and numbered by Eric Christensen.
All orders may be rolled or stretched – Your Choice

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Available sizes:
24″ x 32″ – Edition size NA Numbered, 40 Artist Proof, 30 Printer Proof: Price $1,650
Gallery Wrap Option Price $1,860

30″ x 40″ – Edition size NA Numbered, 30 Artist Proof, 20 Printer Proof: Price $1,880
Gallery Wrap Option Price $2,150

36″ x 48″ – Edition size 100 Numbered, 20 Artist Proof, 15 Printer Proof: Price $2,280
Gallery Wrap Option Price $2,575

What you see before you is an extraordinary work of art in any medium – but what makes this so special is that it is an oil painting by America’s foremost watercolor master! Every inch a Christensen, this exquisite piece is a loaded with detail and richness not likely found among those produced by the most experienced oil painters. Can you find the three ducks in the composition? Two of them are on the bottles’ labels, and the third is a duck head and beak formed by the handle of the silver pitcher as seen through the wine glass on the left.

The powerful shine from both the silver water pitcher and the hammered copper bowl produces reflections so real and deep, you might imagine trying to see your own if you stood in front of either! The afternoon sunlight turns the Magnolia leaves nearly transparent, revealing their velvet-soft texture on their golden underside. There are so many brilliant reflections and details, finding the favorite will always be “Up for Discussion!”

Featured wine: Duckhorn “The Discussion”, Duckhorn Estate Reserve Cabernet

Category: Eric Christensen Tags: California, Napa Valley, Wine

Description

Description

Eric Christensen began painting professionally in 1992. Since that time he has enjoyed amazing success and a growing reputation as a celebrated Wine Country Artist. Self-taught, he invented a watercolor technique that allows him to create images of vibrant color that go beyond the look and depth of a high quality photograph. Christensen now finds himself unique in his field. In fact he is the only known artist capable of hyperrealism through the use of standard watercolor. Christensen began to develop his interest in painting, as well as botany, classical music, and gourmet cooking as a child in Salt Lake City, Utah. Over time he has acquired a commanding knowledge in each of these fields, which has blended to make him the preeminent artist of today. In addition to his interests, Christensen also derives nspiration from the wine country surrounding his home which is invariably portrayed in his paintings. As Christensen asserts, “it’s about the lifestyle.”

Once he realized that he could concentrate his passion for painting into a career, Christensen opened his own Art Gallery in Yountville, California, a small picturesque town in the heart of the Napa Valley. This venture proved very successful netting Christensen exposure in national magazines and newspapers and a national television spot on “WINE COUNTRY LIVING.” Christensen, however, decided to close his gallery in 2003, allowing him to devote his full attention to painting. Christensen continues to paint stunning images that remind us of the Wine Country lifestyle and delight those who collect his art. He now offers his extraordinary artwork in galleries throughout the US.

Christensen’s “wine art”” begins where most contemporary wine artists leave off. Eric loves to capture the romance of the wine country, which he points out, “is so much more than just the wine”. Collectors of Christensen’s art typically own several of his creations and enjoy the varied themes they portray; lifelike landscapes and intimate still life paintings that incorporate a variety of elements including food, flowers or fruit with appropriate background settings.

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