We are delighted to invite you to view a dozen new linoleum block prints just received from artist William Hays!

These linocuts are truly remarkable. William carves away portions of a linoleum block to reveal a design that is then inked and transferred to paper.

What's fascinating about these linocuts is that he carves away areas of the block, inks and prints it, then carves away more from the same block, printing it again with another color, perfectly registered, as an additional layer over the prior printing. The process continues multiple times (with additional colors) until the single block is reduced to the final design, inking and printing. For some prints he uses more than 30 colors, each carved, inked, and printed laboriously one at a time in a limited edition.

Please visit our William Hays site or our west gallery to see the four dozen linocut prints on display, and to read the artist's reflections about each of the prints. The linocuts appear as a visual diary of the artist's inspirations -- poetic, personal, and enchanting.

No, not a photograph! It's a painting!

Venezuelan-born artist Carlos Bruscianelli has clearly mastered the technique of realistic painting with precision, an accomplishment and ability that is rare among painters today.

His phenomenal paintings are compelling as the viewer marvels at how he achieves such exactitude. As one can imagine, a Bruscianelli painting is created over a very long period of time and then only one person is lucky enough to own it.

To allow more people to enjoy owning and viewing a Bruscianelli painting, the artist has been working to create a few of his paintings as limited edition giclées. A giclée (pronounced zhee-clay) is a copy of an original artwork made by scanning the art to produce a digital file that is printed with extremely high resolution in colors that match the original exactly. Giclées are of such high quality that it would be difficult to discern a giclée from an original of the same image.

An advantage of a giclee is that the cost may be only around one-tenth the cost of the original -- and multiple collectors could own one, rather than just one person who would own the original.

You can see additional examples of the artist's talent on our Carlos Bruscianelli page and in our east gallery. Carlos is an amazing artist and friend who the United States government awarded a special visa to paint in the U.S. due to his meritorious talent and achievements.

British artist Frederick Phillips is a masterful painter, but his oil paintings are not as they may first appear.

With more examination one observes that the scenes have an uncanny realism to them, as though reflective of a dreamy state, half-remembered when awakened.

As an example, in the image shown here, the columns support white arches that rise upwards, imperceptibly fading into the blue sky above.

As you will see in visiting our Frederick Phillips page, some images have scenes of daylight with a component that morphs into night time -- and columns that rise into tree forms. Phillips, through his paintings, creates images of imagination.

We just received several new limited editions by the artist and they are all on display in our center gallery and on our Frederick Phillips page. Enjoy the dreams of reality!

When some think of galleries, an impression may be a display of paintings. At Saper Galleries there is a wide range of paintings in various styles from traditional to abstract, small to large and a wide range of prices. But that's not all. Among the couple thousand artworks on display here you will also see hand-blown glass vases, mobiles and stabiles, ceramic vessels, polarized light collages, watercolors, drawings, collages, pastels, and limited edition prints (such as lithographs, etchings, engravings, monoprints, serigraphs, woodblock prints, linocuts, and giclées).

You will also discover sculptures cast from bronze, formed from clay, modeled from wire mesh, carved from stone, and as relief sculptures that hang on the wall.

Unique wooden boxes and other gift items well under $100 are also very popular.

Stop by or view our home and inventory pages to discover a range of artwork far beyond just paintings!

For 44 years Saper Galleries and Custom Framing from downtown East Lansing, Michigan has been providing art and framing services for thousands of clients throughout the world. And we're honored to be of assistance to you.