About the prints

In 2004, Lockwood attended a monoprint workshop and studied xerox transfer methods of printing. Her initial efforts were so well received that she decided to investigate further. Not having access to a print studio, Lockwood researched the new digital process of Giclee printmaking. She figured that with the reasonable investment in a new printer computer, archival inks and paper, she could start a new business.

Giclee prints, she thought, would enable her, as the artist, to make her work much more widely available to clients. The sizes could be smaller, the prices much less, and more than one person could own an image. And she would make sure the prints were archival and as such – fine art. They would also be signed and in limited editions. Seemed like a no-brainer!

And the test... she took them to car and motorcycle events and found her giclee prints a big success!!

Lockwood got so interested in the process that she took a little time off from painting to produce several digital collages and also some original photographs some of which have been hand colored. See if you can tell the difference!

The artist is still painting – always will be – and you can see her new works at www.lorylockwood.com. But for those of you who are giclee fans, keep checking into this website www.portraitsinchrome.com for the latest giclee print edition.

If you are interested in learning more about giclee prints, please read the Artist's article 'Giclees – the new collectible art form', Gallery Insider, Winter 2005