Gossamer : a fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn.

Gossamer depicts an autumnal landscape in the Ruby Mountain range near Crested Butte, CO interlaced with manmade structures. The structures draw from the natural world around it, with the shapes and colors of the terrain’s features mirrored in the constructed ones. The original painting was commissioned by Smartwool in 2020 to be used in an apparel line in fall 2021. We the team at Smartwool and I put our heads together to come up with the concept. We settled on featuring oft-visited Colorado wilderness areas. This piece was intended to examine how the structures we build utilize the natural resources available to us, reminding us that we must be intentional about honoring the life forms and other naturally occurring entities that were sacrificed for our developments.

PRINT DETAILS:

- This is an archival print of my original painting.
- Each print is signed on the front.
- Frame and mat are NOT included.
- All of my prints are produced with professional art materials including pigment-based inks and archival Somerset Velvet fine art paper. 
-In order to keep your print in great condition it is important to frame with archival materials (mats, backing board, etc.), keep out of direct sunlight, and UV glass if you really want to go all-out!

SIZE:

- Paper is larger than the listed size, as there is a ~1.25" white border around the actual image to enable easier matting, or float mounting to display the deckled edges of the paper.
- Image itself is shrunk down ~1/4" from size listed to expose signature line when matted or framed in the corresponding standard sized mat/frame.

Vendor

Noelle Phares