"Split Rock Lighthouse"
This is a limited edition number from an edition of 750, with 75 artist's proofs, twenty donation prints and ten publisher's proofs.
This print was released in October, 1998, and was printed using high-quality, light resistant inks and pH neural paper which meets Archival Standards. Image size is 12x17 3/4 inches. Paper size is 16 3/4 x 22 1/4 inches.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Recongnized as a premier wildlife artist, Jerry Raedeke was exploring nuances of nature
and painting his favorite subjects long before the genre became universally popular.
Today, the broad acceptance of Raedeke's work can be traced to his finely honed artistic
skills combined with an instinctive feeling for the American wildlife experience.
For me painting wildlife is more of a sharing experience than an introspective
exercise," comments Raedeke. "Nature provides us with many wonderful but fragile
momentary displays. With my paintings I attempt to transfer these ephemeral momentss to
the viewer, to trigger a
We certify that the copyrighted limited edition lighograph described here was produced from the original watercolor, and has been personally inspected and signed by the artist.
Printing plates have been destroyed and no future editions will be published. The
artist reserves the right to produce unsigned, unnumbered paper reproductions of this
original work of art in unlimited quanities, as well as in other forms and mediums.
re-experience of those special moments. I strive for a spontaneous quality in my
paintings. My goal is not photographic details, but to reach for the elusive essence of
the subject."
Mr. Raedeke's wildlife art has received numberous
awards and honors. He was named 1989 "Artist of the Year" for prestigious
Southeastern Wildlife Exposition and "Artist of the Year" for the 1989 Minnesota
Wildlife Hertiage Art Show.
As a Life Sponsor of Ducks Unlimited, he has donated
over 121 original paintings and 40 thousand prints, raising approximately $4 million for
the orgaization's waterfowl restoration projects.