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This limited edition Gliclée is of the highest quality and is produced on archival canvas, utilizing the best light-fast inks available. Edition is limited to 100. This Giclée is framed in a museum quality frame, handcrafted with no corner seams. The size is 24" x 32" with the frame measuring. The outside frame measures 32 1/2" x 40 1/2". 

TRIPLE TRIBUTE- This painting symbolizes Lynnfield Art Guild's impact on younger and older artists and audiences in the north of Boston region.

FRAME the FUTURE aims to raise three scholarships at $500 each, why?

Karas donation in honor of LAG's 50th year comes with a triple tribute:

1) Ed Carey took me to my first artist demonstration available to students:

"Residing in Marblehead, Ed Carey was the Art Teacher at Peabody  High School when I attended. He was a watercolorist and LAG member. If my memory serves me correctly, he was also a LAG board member." 

"Mr. Carey, my tenth and eleventh grade art teacher, recognized I had an aptitude for drawing and painting and was an early influence and mentor. He encouraged and tried to prepare me to apply to the best art schools and colleges. Tragically, Ed Carey died of a form of Leukemia before my senior year. He was only in his early-30s and left his wife and young children."

"I will never forget him and wish he could have seen how far I've come. Ed Carey was the one who made me aware of the Lynnfield Art Guild.  I joined that very evening."    

A note on why it changed Michael Karas' life:

"I was primarily a watercolorist at that early time. The featured guest artist who did a watercolor painting demonstration that evening was Nationally acclaimed artist, Don Stone, from Rockport, MA. Being just a kid, I'd never heard of him at the time, nor had I ever seen an art demo before. I learned a lot that night and it really opened my eyes toward pursuing art as a full time career. It was one of the most amusing and inspiring things I'd have ever seen and I can still remember almost every detail of the painting he did and much of his dialog. He has since become a friend of mine."

A note on Dr. Frank Colombo:

Dr. Frank Colombo from Lynnfield, MA was my physician from the time I was a young boy until after I got married. We had a special relationship and mutual admiration. Frank has been very supportive of my career and a big fan of my work all these many years. In a recent email, Frank told me about his membership in LAG and its upcoming 50th Anniversary. It was Frank's enthusiasm for painting, art and the Lynnfield Art Guild that motivated me to "give back" to my early roots.

Item Special Note

Michael B. Karas resides in the greater Hilton Head area in SC, where he paints seascapes regularly. He is nationally renown, with write ups in many art magazines.

UPDATE: November 20, 2014: Michael has 7 of his paintings in the current issue of American Art Collector magazine. As part of the magazine's monthly feature on collectors homes, the article highlights the art collection of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Wandell.  Mr. Wandell is chairman, president, and CEO of Harley-Davidson, Inc. 

You may view the article in full and the giclee at the December 6th Lynnfield Art Guild 50th Holiday Art Show at Centre Church 9am-3pm. Bid sheets tracking the latest bid will be available at the Dec. 6th Show, and helpers will be near the on line display for anyone who needs assistance.

Giclée, (pronounced zhee-klay) is a French word meaning," spraying of ink".  A giclée is a digitally produced reproduction of an original painting.  

This Limited Edition Giclée comes signed and numbered by me, along with a certificate of authenticity. Each Gliclée is of the highest quality and is produced on archival canvas, utilizing the best light-fast inks available. Edition is limited to 100. This Giclée is framed in a museum quality frame, handcrafted with no corner seams.

Copyright Michael B. Karas 2000-2014, All Rights Reserved

WINNING BIDDER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIPPING and Insurance, will be notified by Thurs. Oct. 1st, bids close on Sep. 29 10pm! GOOD LUCK