One of the greatest highlights in the natural world along the B.C. coast is the annual spawning of millions of Pacific Herring. After a long winter this bonanza of easy-to-catch protein is an absolute saviour for a huge variety of fish, birds, and mammals, including humans. The herring gather in late February along their chosen section of shoreline and first start laying eggs on the stones and seaweed in shallow water in the first week of March in Georgia Strait. Further north the timing can be a few weeks later. The tiny, clear eggs can pile up several inches thick on every surface for several kilometres of the intertidal zone. The male’s milt turns the water into an opaque milky colour for days following the spawn. There is a lucrative market for herring roe in Japan which is harvested from female fish caught just before they spawn. With snow still on the hillsides hundreds of fish boats join the frenzy carrying gill or seine nets and head to their allotted section of coast from all the B.C. port towns. I have shown a typical troller, the Ocean’s Edge, towing a herring skiff sporting a shaker bar and gill net heading to an opening through McKay Reach south of Prince Rupert.
SIZES & PRICES
Sizes are Height x Width in Inches & prices are in Canadian dollars.
Large 40 × 30 - $1600 | Add a Frame: Floater - $250 or Standard - $500
Medium 26 × 20 - $800 | Add a Frame: Floater - $175 or Standard - $350
Small 20 × 15 - $400 | Add a Frame: Floater - $125 or Standard - $250
Looking for a custom size giclée? We can print bigger than the large listed above. Please contact us to discuss.
Frame options only available for Canadian orders
All frame options add 1” to all sides
All frames are black
Unframed comes as a stretched canvas ready to hang
International orders come as a rolled canvas in a tube
ORDER & SHIPPING INFORMATION - PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING
When making your selection, please choose the product with your destination listed.
Delivery Times Your giclée will need to be ordered in, please allow the following delivery times:
Canada / USA / Mexico: Allow 2 - 4 weeks
All Other Destinations: Allow 4 - 6 weeks
Shipping Costs
Canada (excl. Nunavut): Complimentary shipping Giclées ship stretched & ready to hang, with frame if you add one
USA (excl. U.S. Islands) & Mexico: Complimentary shipping Giclées ship unstretched rolled in a tube
All Other Destinations: $200 flat fee Giclées ship unstretched rolled in a tube
Please contact us before ordering if you have any questions.
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Please read Order & Shipping information in description before ordering:
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Edition Year: 2017
Medium: Limited Edition Giclée Print on Canvas
Edition Size: 50
Original Painting Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Original Painting Size (Inches H x W): 40 × 30
One of the greatest highlights in the natural world along the B.C. coast is the annual spawning of millions of Pacific Herring. After a long winter this bonanza of easy-to-catch protein is an absolute saviour for a huge variety of fish, birds, and mammals, including humans. The herring gather in late February along their chosen section of shoreline and first start laying eggs on the stones and seaweed in shallow water in the first week of March in Georgia Strait. Further north the timing can be a few weeks later. The tiny, clear eggs can pile up several inches thick on every surface for several kilometres of the intertidal zone. The male’s milt turns the water into an opaque milky colour for days following the spawn. There is a lucrative market for herring roe in Japan which is harvested from female fish caught just before they spawn. With snow still on the hillsides hundreds of fish boats join the frenzy carrying gill or seine nets and head to their allotted section of coast from all the B.C. port towns. I have shown a typical troller, the Ocean’s Edge, towing a herring skiff sporting a shaker bar and gill net heading to an opening through McKay Reach south of Prince Rupert.
SIZES & PRICES
Sizes are Height x Width in Inches & prices are in Canadian dollars.
Large 40 × 30 - $1600 | Add a Frame: Floater - $250 or Standard - $500
Medium 26 × 20 - $800 | Add a Frame: Floater - $175 or Standard - $350
Small 20 × 15 - $400 | Add a Frame: Floater - $125 or Standard - $250
Looking for a custom size giclée? We can print bigger than the large listed above. Please contact us to discuss.
Frame options only available for Canadian orders
All frame options add 1” to all sides
All frames are black
Unframed comes as a stretched canvas ready to hang
International orders come as a rolled canvas in a tube
ORDER & SHIPPING INFORMATION - PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING
When making your selection, please choose the product with your destination listed.
Delivery Times Your giclée will need to be ordered in, please allow the following delivery times:
Canada / USA / Mexico: Allow 2 - 4 weeks
All Other Destinations: Allow 4 - 6 weeks
Shipping Costs
Canada (excl. Nunavut): Complimentary shipping Giclées ship stretched & ready to hang, with frame if you add one
USA (excl. U.S. Islands) & Mexico: Complimentary shipping Giclées ship unstretched rolled in a tube
All Other Destinations: $200 flat fee Giclées ship unstretched rolled in a tube
Please contact us before ordering if you have any questions.
COMMISSION A SIMILAR ARTWORK
Looking for an original painting? You can commission Mark to paint a similar piece. Click here for more information.
A Giclée (pronounced Gee-Clay) is a digitally reproduced limited edition print which looks very close to an original painting. All of Mark's giclees are printed on canvas which help to give them that ‘real painting’ feel plus do not require glass when framed.
The original painting is scanned which enables the best quality of reproduction as colours are accurate to the original and can even show the detail of brush strokes. It is a much more colour accurate reproduction than those from traditional 4-colour presses, and the inks are long lasting as well as resistant to light deterioration.
Mark's giclée reproductions are limited to editions of 50, thus making the giclee a good investment if the original is unavailable or out of reach financially. Mark personally numbers and resigns each reproduction.
Giclées generally come in small, medium or large with the specific size varying from one giclee to another. Please see each individual artwork for size options and prices.
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