RICH THISTLE is internationally respected for his general and military aviation art images, watercolor landscape paintings as well as automotive art, including trucks, cars, motrocycles and tractors. Rich's original paintings are in public, corporate and private collections worldwide.
THISTLE images are reproduced as limited-edition Giclée and litho prints. Rich's aviation art images are used on book and magazine covers and in historical documentary films and articles in Canada, the USA and England. The artist has written several aviation articles about the history depicted in his paintings, published in Canadian and American magazines, national aviation association and military publications.
RICH accepts commissions in a wide range of subjects. His original paintings and a full selection of reproductions are available for purchase through the ONLINE CATALOG and, by appointment, at his studio.
OUR GOAL is to provide you with 100% CUSTOMER SATISFACTION! Please contact us with any questions about Rich's art, purchasing originals and prints, using Rich's images for a special application or to discuss a commission project.
| "The painting has arrived and I'm thrilled! It will look great in our new house and reminds me of home. I come from near Seaford and used to play golf regularly from roughly where the picture is taken from. Incidentally, we also stopped at Tangmere on my birthday last year. Great, great, great! " Colin Hayward, Leymen, France ... read more |
| How does a Giclée print differ from a lithograph? |
| GICLÉE PRINTS are created from a high-resolution digital file, using high-tech, sophisticated, computer-controlled printers using specially formulated inks on archival watercolor paper or canvas. Rich Thistle prints are reproduced on Hahnemühle paper. The result is an exceedingly high-quality, near-continuous-tone print, which better reproduces the surface qualities and integrity of the original art than any other printing process. PHOTO-MECHANICAL LITHO PRINTS are created by generating a large-format, positive transparency of the original art using specialized camera equipment, or by scanning paper originals on a large drum scanner. Color separations are created from at least four - or more - printing plates developed for each color required. These plates are used on a color offset, printing press to produce several hundreds or thousands of prints during a press run. The result is an image comprised of a series of very small dots, visible under magnification, which recreate the original's colors. Most newspapers and magazines are printed by this process. The full edition of prints, if limited, is then signed and numbered by the artist and stored as inventory. ... read more |
Canadian Landscapes
Aviation Art
Cars - Trucks
Tractors -Trains
Sailboats - Canoes
Wildlife
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