James Jean will release a deluxe Chelone giclee print as a timed edition available for 24 hours starting on Tuesday (2.2) at 8 AM PST for $220 each from his web store. The painting is Jean’s interpretation of the eponymous nymph from Greek mythology who was forced to carry around her home as punishment for spurning an invitation to Zeus’s wedding.
Transformed into a tortoise, Chelone is seen bathing herself as water surges past and around. The 20.5 x 18.5″ signed and numbered print features raised texture on the nymph’s hair, shell, and the hitchhiking Octopus. For an added touch of dimensionality and flair, details of the water and shell are silkscreened with diamond dust. Finally, the print is finished with an embossed hermit crab, centered at the bottom.
