...golden silks swirling around her, loath to intrude upon her moment of freedom.

© 2015, Ailene Cuthbertson, ...golden silks swirling around her, loath to intrude upon her moment of freedom.. Digital painting. — © 2015, Ailene Cuthbertson, *…golden silks swirling around her, loath to intrude upon her moment of freedom.*. Digital painting.

Behind me, a swallow beat startled wings into the air. My head turned in time to see it surge out of the palace and into the sky, to where its family spiralled overhead. Did they spare a thought for us earth-bound creatures?

I found her then. Movement caught my eye amongst the golden fingers of sunlight stretching between the colonnades and arches.

She had no idea I was there. I watched her fly, golden silks swirling around her, loath to intrude upon her moment of freedom.

My news could wait until she had done.

Title …golden silks swirling around her, loath to intrude upon her moment of freedom.
Artist Ailene Cuthbertson
Medium Digital painting
Year 2015

…golden silks swirling around her, loath to intrude upon her moment of freedom.

is digital art, giclée printed with long-life ink on 100% cotton rag fine art paper – a high quality print that will last a lifetime.

This print comes professionally framed with a dark frame, ready to hang.

Choose from two print sizes:

The medium size is A2 (42 cm x 60 cm)
and is limited edition of 25
$500

The large size is A0 (84 cm x 119 cm)
and is limited edition of 5
$1200

What others have wondered

Why is this a print? Where’s the original?

This image is a digital artwork created on the computer, which means the original artwork is data sitting on a hard drive. It needs to be printed to bring it into the real world.

What’s a giclée print?

Giclée is a term used to refer to fine art prints made with long-life ink and paper. It means your print is gallery-quality and will last a lifetime.

For ink, I use genuine Epson high dynamic range ink – a high-quality ink that has a longevity of up to 200 years and produces sharp images with beautiful smooth tones. For papers, I chose 100% cotton rag fine art papers from Ilford. They’re a thick weight, have a clean matt surface, and are perfect for crisp detail and bright, vivid colours. And these fine art papers have no optical brighteners so colours last even longer.

What does a limited edition mean?

For this collection, the large-sized print is a limited edition of 5, which means only 5 prints of that size will ever be produced – so it makes your print more exclusive. The medium-sized print is a limited edition of 25. And, to authenticate your print and make it a one-off, I hand-sign and number each print with traditional graphite pencil.

If you have a question I haven’t answered here, I’m happy to help – just fill in the handy form and send me a message!

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What appealed to me most about [Ailene’s] art was how each piece both told a story in itself and linked with other paintings and the other figures to a wider story as well.

You feel like you have a chapter, a piece of the narrative, while the story continues to unfold elsewhere.

Also, each piece has its own strong, vibrant palette and colouration – almost again like a separate chapter – so I was able to buy the individual piece that spoke to me and fit with my home and other art easily.
Gareth from Cambridge

I like Ailene’s art because it seems like every picture is alive. I feel like it’s not just a picture, it’s a kind of unsaid story that makes me look closer and wonder about it.

I bought my favourite print and have told all my friends to look at Ailene’s art. My favourite painting is “Does the dance of the Sashiana mean anything to you?”. I loved it at first sight. I belly dance, and the artwork reminds me that there are people who share my passion for dancing.
Lena from Tauranga

The fantasy collection

By Ailene Cuthbertson

Part of the fantasy collection