jesus and the 99

Ninety-nine sheep drawn in a dense cloud under an old tree, and the shepherd walking out of the frame in the other direction. A line of dots tracks where he has gone. At the end of it, small and alone at the bottom of the sheet, the one. Pen and ink on warm cream, every sheep hatched separately so the flock reads as a crowd rather than a pattern. The whole story is in the empty space between the ninety-nine and the one. The parable "What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off?" Matthew 18:12 The print Choose paper or canvas at checkout. Both cost the same, in all three sizes. Paper. Giclée on heavyweight matte art paper with archival pigment inks. Matte, so there is no glare from a window or a lamp, which matters with fine linework. Ships unframed, rolled in a rigid tube. Canvas. The same giclée printed on cotton canvas, gallery-wrapped over a solid wood stretcher frame. Arrives ready to hang, with no framing to pay for. The artwork is drawn at 5:7. Printed to these 3:4 sizes it carries a narrow margin at the top and bottom, which sits inside a standard mount without touching the drawing. Sizes 12" × 16" (30 × 41 cm). A narrow wall, a hallway, or above a desk. 18" × 24" (46 × 61 cm). Above a nightstand, a bench or a reading chair. 30" × 40" (76 × 102 cm). The main wall of a living room or entryway. Keep either finish out of direct, all-day sunlight. Handle the paper print by the edges, as fingerprints show on matte stock and do not wipe off.

keep it out of direct sunlight and away from steam. handle it by the edges, never the face — fingerprints show on matte stock and don't wipe off.