Gallery Shop
Purchase Guidelines
This page gives you information about your acquisition of art through Moku Studios Gallery Shop. Explained is how to purchase original artworks and brief descriptions of the various printing processes used in fine art reproductions. Also described are gold embellishment of reproductions, frame profiles, Artist Statements accompanying your purchase, and packaging & shipping of all framed or unframed original artworks and reproductions.
Navigating This Site
The Gallery Shop consists of four different gallery collections of Cynthia’s artwork:
- featured and original artwork shows unique pieces including painted objects and original paintings & drawings available for online acquisition.
- depth perception collection shows holographic wall-art. This is a new avenue of expression that Cynthia is exploring.
- west contemporary collection shows paintings, pastels and drawings from selected sequences of Cynthia’s life-long body of artwork.
- east classic collection shows Cynthia’s traditional Himalayan Buddhist thangka paintings.
In the ‘west contemporary’ and ‘east classic’ collections, you will see finest quality reproductions of original artworks in various sizes. With easy access to individual purchase pages for all of these works.
The Portfolio holds selected pieces chosen from a varied array of Cynthia’s artwork including her most recent works. The artist statements below the blocks of artwork displayed, describe the context and process for some of the more extensive bodies of work developed over time.
Acquisition of Original Artwork
To acquire original artwork, send us a message through the Contact page including the title of the work that you are interested in purchasing.
Additionally a new option is available, ‘Reserve Artwork for Online Acquisition’. This allows you, as an online distance visitor, to purchase original paintings that are on exhibit in public galleries during the real-time exhibition of their showing. You can see these paintings in the ‘original artwork’ collection.
Fine Art Reproductions
Besides original paintings and drawings, you have the choice to purchase high quality reproductions from a broad selection of Cynthia’s artwork.
Both of these Collections, the West Contemporary and the East Classic, show artworks chosen from multiple series of paintings, brush calligraphies, pastels and drawings. They are carefully crafted into fine art giclee prints, available in a variety of sizes. With precise attention to the colour and details of the original artworks, these giclees are made with archival environmentally-friendly inks on 100% rag canvas or watercolour paper.
For both collections, gold embellishment hand painted onto your print is available. Also, frame options are available for the East Classic Collection. You will see these options on the purchase page of each artwork. Information on both of these choices follows below.
hand-embellished gold
Shell gold is a brilliant pure karat gold hand painted onto your print’s surface, modeling the gold areas as painted in the original artwork. The gold is ground, powdered and suspended in an acacia gum binding solution. It is painted onto the print surface with a detail brush, glazed in select areas with a jade tip burnishing tool, and sealed. As pure gold, it will not lose its brilliance.
embellishment.
Frame Profile
Moku Studios, in collaboration with Cynthiaʻs personal framers since 2002, Mercury Framing (mercuryframing.com), is pleased to offer you the choice to have your print framed prior to shipping. The frame options are shown with each print in the Gallery Shop east traditional pages. These premium quality frames are masterfully constructed using only archival materials protecting your print over time. Their profile consists of contemporary style gilded wood outer frame and gilded inner fillet, with an archival silk/linen-wrapped raised mat, and a clear archival document pocket containing an artist statement about the artwork.
The frame is completed with technically advanced UV-protection no-glare museum plexiglass. Hanging hardware is included making your piece ready to install upon arrival. Note: Silk-mat colour may vary slightly in appearance due to differing computer screen resolutions. For larger print sizes, please send us a message through CONTACT. All unframed prints have generous borders for ease of framing.
8×8″ cards and Card Sets
The card prints have been designed to suit three common Buddhist text formats: square Shambhala text style or trimmed along the edges for rectangular western book style and elongated loose-leaf pecha style. The cards are double-sided. The reverse side of the card contains a brief statement and compassion aspiration.
Artist Statement and Documentation
Original artworks and print reproductions will be accompanied by an Artist Statement. Original artworks will also include a ‘Sale of Original Art’ documentation. When applicable, limited edition prints, will show the series edition and print number along the lower right edge of the print.
Signature and Copyright
Signature is made to all print reproductions. Copyright of all works, originals and reproductions, remain the legal entitlement of the Artist. Please honor this common entitlement by giving appropriate acknowledgement and attribution to both visual and literary works. Please use the contact form, writing for permission, before distributing any of the visual or literary works on this site.
Handling and Shipping
8×8” cards and card sets are shipped in firm cardboard envelopes. Unframed fine art giclee prints are soft-rolled into sturdy triangular tubes. Framed originals & fine art giclee prints, and holographic lenticular artworks are wrapped with beehive cushioned cardboard layers, secured with large corner reinforced caps and double boxed. All shipping materials are curbside recyclable.
Moku Studios works with several shipping services to ensure the best service and most current reasonable cost to you. Rather than paying estimated shipping fees in advance, postal costs will be emailed to you for reimbursement to Moku Studios after your order has been shipped.
Allow 2-4 weeks for delivery of unframed print orders. Allow 5-6 weeks for delivery of framed original artwork and reproductions.
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and talks by Cynthia. Announcements are mailed four times a year. At the solstice (vernal & autumnal)
and the equinox (estival & hibernal) points of the calendar year.