Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane

Description

Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane

I wanted to commemorate the incredible work of the airborne fire-fighting crews flying the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane.  This painting shows the aircraft flying into the heat of another fire fight – partly a result of climate change. The original of this pastel painting hangs in my studio, but I have produced this limited edition giclée print run. The original is for sale, please enquire here.

These mighty S-64 Aircranes have been sold to the Italian and Korean Forest Services for fire suppression and emergency response duties. Those in the Erickson Air-Crane fleet are leased worldwide to organizations, companies, and Federal Government agencies for either short-term or longer term use in fire suppression, civil protection, heavy lift construction, and timber harvesting.

Erickson gives each of its S-64s an individual name, the best-known being “Elvis” – featured in this painting, used in fighting fires in Australia alongside “The Incredible Hulk” and “Isabelle”.

More information about the Sikorsky S-64  Skycrane can be found here.

The print process

From the original painting, a professional and colour-matched scan is made. Next the scan is individually hand-printed – to the exacting, archival standards of modern fine art printing. What’s more, it exceeds the Fine Art Trade Guild’s minimum standards for the production of giclée prints.

I use a printer called Art4Site Ltd., one of the UK’s leading and award-winning specialist fine art printers. Each artwork is printed on the latest Epson SureColor large format printers. These use ten colour, wide gamut UltraChrome HDX light-fast pigment inks ensuring fine art gallery quality. This means, in layman’s terms, you can hang it on your wall and up to seventy five years later, the colours should be as vibrant and faithful to the original as the day they were printed.

A high quality, individually-signed and limited edition print has lasting value

In addition, the artwork is printed on William Turner, 310 gsm paper from Hahnemühle. It’s an acid-free, museum-grade digital fine art paper—the finest available for giclée printing. It offers exceptional print fidelity with a beautiful textured surface and is a natural white, with 100% rag content. With a mean pH value of 7, it has excellent archival qualities

Lastly, your individually signed, numbered print  measures 297 x 420mm. Every print is supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity, signed by the artist. You’ll receive your print packaged flat in protective packaging.