Hi David, just saw this on the way to bed after a long day working in the sun. Thanks for the nice comments. I heard that you bought the print LATE on Saturday. Unfortunately I had to leave the ballroom early due to illness . . . something bad I ate along the way:^(
You know some of details by now, but for those who haven't seen it, the photo is titled "Old Kentucky Hunter's Cabin", which is exactly what it is, an old sagging log building that once served as "basecamp" for local hunters during my grandfather's days. The image was shot last fall when I was scouting the area which is why there is a freshly picked up wing feather in the jacket pocket:^) The bow is a 1956 Kodiak Special and the quiver is an old Bear (metal hood) filled with vintage Bear cedar arrows. If you look closely you'll see that they're tipped with a set of old Razorheads and homemade steel blunts. Fred Bear gave me those heads in 1986 two years before he passed away. The wool hat and jacket hanging on the cabin wall are by Classic Bowman Sporting Woolens. Actually, the jacket is one of only three "Brothers of the Bow" jackets. I have one and the other two are owned by my friends Gene and Barry Wensel. I hung the objects on the wall and composed them with the yellowing beech tree leaves that you see. The tree was literally growing through and around the cabin ruins! Those spots of yellow help to move the eye as it basically repeats the color of the painted arrows. Everything in the composition is where it's at for a reason:^)
I spared no expense reproducing the image; it is museum quality. The paper is heavy stock Sterling Cotton Rag (100% cotton, acid free). The inks are pigmented archival inks. In other words the image won't degrade to any noticable degree for up to 200 years! If you look up archival Giclees you can learn more about the process. It's expensive but I wanted heirloom quality. ALL of the prints in the series will be done this way.
As you mentioned, it was featured on the Feb/Mar. cover of Traditional Bowhunter Magazine. Fortunately, there were so many positive comments on the cover that I was inspired to release prints. Of course you purchased #1 of 500 at the PBS fundraiser in Nashville. I plan on assisting Tradgang with it's Saint Judes fundraiser by donating 50% of the profits made from any print sold to a Tradgang member. Stay tuned.
Here's a snapshot of the print you bought before I packed it for Nashville.
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