Residencies

Sometimes I get asked, or have been asked, to be the artist in residence at a conference or event. I have to say that this is my number 1 favourite art commission. I simply love it. Before Christmas, I asked my wonderful WebWizard to create residency pages for me from my files and so far, there are two residencies there.

On the introduction page, I’ve explained my process https://www.elizabethgrayking.com/residencies. I turn up, listen, let my brain and heart translate what I hear into images, then I transfer those images into the medium at hand. When I started, the medium was always onto paper of varying colour and texture depending on the atmosphere of what I heard. I used watercolour pencils mixed with felt pens, using the damp felt pens as water to mix with the pencil to make new colours and textures. It was/is so incredibly fun! I use erasers of various sizes to take away colour, often, quite specifically to create light rays as I did in this book illustration called Beauty:

Sometimes I’ve used my Surface Studio computer and Adobe Creative Suite to listen to a digital event and respond digitally. Again, I listen, but this time, I translate via any stroke or colour I can create on Adobe Illustrator. The fun of this method is that if I create a shape I like, I can copy and use it again in multiple ways. This is fabulous for image clarity which I use in my illustrations for web or print.

On some wonderful occasions, I have painted as events unfold as I did at the United Reformed Church General Assembly 2012. I used oil paint mixed with a drying medium to make sure that when it was all done, I could carry it away! The page, thank you WebWizard, is here.

Please contact me if you would like prints. The following formats are available. All prints on paper are sold on ivory mounting board. Frames may be ordered. Prints on canvas are stretched on wood.

Art Prints: Art Prints are created with laser printers onto quality wood pulp art paper.

Gallery Poster: Gallery Poster is a typical art gallery format with laser printer on poster paper, supplied rolled in a tube.

Giclee Prints: Giclee Prints are inkjet sprayed onto quality cotton rag paper. They’re known for their vibrant colours, fine details, and archival quality. The term "giclee" comes from the French word meaning "to spray," referring to the precise inkjet spraying process used in their production. They’re guaranteed to last at least 100 years (though no one’s been alive long enough since development to know…)

Embellished Giclee Prints: Embellished Giclee Prints are customised by me adding details, textures, or hand-drawn elements to make each cotton paper print unique. The result is a print that combines the advantages of digital printing with a personal touch.

Giclee Prints on Canvas: Giclee Prints are inkjet sprayed onto artist canvas material. This gives the print a texture and appearance similar to a traditional painting on canvas so that they resemble original paintings.

Embellished Giclee Prints on Canvas: Embellished Giclee Prints on Canvas are customised by me adding details, textures, or hand-painted elements to make each print unique. Embellishments added on top of canvas give the print a more three-dimensional painterly effect.