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LDH-P066 · painterly

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The Gold Standard

Gates glow at six.

A pair of golden angel wings mounted on an iron garden gate opening onto a stone path through dense tropical foliage. Painterly, monochrome gold and olive.

The Story

Iron gates on the island side streets carry ornament meant for late afternoon, when low sun reaches the metalwork. One lake-side gate carries a pair of golden wings. For ninety seconds the gilding holds the light and the barrier reads as decoration, daily and weather-dependent.

The Making

  • Treated as a near-duotone in Photoshop - gold and olive channels with value control held in five steps, foliage masked in layered depths.
  • Composition tightened in Illustrator.
  • Surface finished with an aged, gilded pass.
  • Print-prepped at 2400 × 3000 px, 300 dpi.

Palette

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8 × 10 print - $20 · 2 for $35 · 3 for $50

The Gold Standard - print thumbnail+Night Bloom Index - pairs well with The Gold Standard+Terrazzo Toucan - pairs well with The Gold StandardPairs well with Night Bloom Index and Terrazzo Toucan - 2 for $35, 3 for $50.

Printed at full print quality, ready to frame. Stickers and art cards carry the motto: Gates glow at six.

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Every print comes with its story card.

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Every print made here heads out into the world: a hallway in Ohio, a kitchen in Oregon, a desk somewhere cold. If this one landed with you, drop a pin and put your town on the map.

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