The first selection of my prints are now available online through Imagekind.com — one of the most-respected services of its kind on the Web. You can order just a print or have Imagekind frame it exactly the way you want, at extremely competitive prices.

And for each of my photos on Imagekind, I have a recommended mat and frame combination to make it easy if you simply like what you see.

Since I meticulously prepare each image before I release it to print, I am beginning with the most popular images from my Flickr account, and from other sources. If there is any image you are interested in now that is not yet available, please write to me and I’ll see about pushing it up next.

How This Began

About two years ago, I began researching gallery-quality, fine art print fulfillment services on the Web. These are very specialized services, and different than the many digital print-makers online, such as Kodak, fotki, dotPhoto, etc. The digital print-makers crank out 4×6-inch prints all day long, and that’s what they primarily compete against with each other.

You can’t even get 4×6-inch prints at Imagekind. Their smallest print size is 10″ and the largest is 60″ in length. But it doesn’t stop with the print — that’s where it begins. You can just order a print, but you’d be missing out on the benefit of the whole package. They make selecting a mat and frame effortless, and do it at very competitive prices.

Gallery fulfillment, at least what I call it, focuses on high-end, museum-quality prints, using a method of printing known as Giclée (pronounced: zhee-clay). Giclée prints, displayed behind glass (or acrylic) and away from bright light, can have a life span of 150 years or more. For a museum, that’s important. A Giclée print looks at least as good, if not better, than a high-quality, photographic print. But compared to photographic prints, a Giclée can be printed on a huge variety of papers, fabrics and even canvas.

Please stop by and bookmark matre.imagekind.com and think of me when you need to get someone a special and unique gift.

I would imagine the ‘bier’ in this antique stained-glass pub sign represented organic beer since my great grandfather bought it in the late 1800s in Germany, or so I’m told.

So, I think it’s safe to say these shirts promote organic food, even though I realize that may be a bit of a stretch. But as sheer artistry, the original pub sign is beautiful. And on a hot day, beer and raw veggies are a treat.

Especially in the right shirt. See for yourself…