the nativity

A rough wooden stable with a thatched roof, open on all sides, and the star standing straight above it. Mary kneels at the manger, Joseph stands on the other side, and the child lies in the straw between them. Three kings walk in from the left with their gifts. A camel rests behind them, another waits on the right, and the hills run flat and pale to the edge of the sheet. Watercolour on warm cream, loose in the sky and careful in the figures, with blue in Mary's robe and gold in the star and the kings' crowns. Most of the sheet is sky, so the scene sits low and quiet, and the star does the work. The verse "When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him." Matthew 2:10-11 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, a lamp or the lights on a tree. 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, and the weave suits the watercolour washes. All three sizes are standard 3:2 landscape proportions, which is what the artwork is painted at, so nothing is cropped and the paper print fits an off-the-shelf frame. Sizes 18" × 12" (46 × 30 cm). Above a desk, a side table, or a narrow mantel. 27" × 18" (69 × 46 cm). Above a fireplace, a console or a bed. 36" × 24" (91 × 61 cm). The main wall of a living room, over a sofa. 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.