Sandpiper No. 1

A sandpiper preening and its reflection in the shallow water on the beach.

These little Sandpipers showed up on our beach on a quiet spring morning, making a quick stop on their way from South America to Canada. Their annual migration is truly amazing: researchers have found that they sometimes fly this route nonstop for six days - that's around 3,000 miles!

They only stayed on our beach for a couple of days, but I spent a lot of time with them, trying to capture boththeir beauty as individualsand the abstract appearance of them as a group.

My bird images are all traditional photographs, but I love the dreamlike quality of watercolors and have photographed and developed this image in such a way that it more closely resembles a watercolor painting than a photograph.

PRINT DETAILS
The image is printed on matte archival cotton rag fine art paper with a 0.5” - 2” white border (depending on image size) and is signed on the border below the image. The sizes listed are the paper sizes including the border; for example,an 8x10-inch print has 0.5-inch borders, so the size of the image is 7x9 inches. The prints are available unframed or framed, and every order is professionally custom printed.

FRAMED PRINTS
Framed prints come in a black, white, brown or natural wood frame with or without a white cotton rag mat. The frames are handmade in the US from top-quality hardwoods and all archival materials. They are custom made to order, with beautiful spline joints and 99% UV-filtering acrylic glass. Depending on print size, the frames have a 1/2" - 1" face and 1 1/2" - 2 1/4" depth. Smaller frames are fitted with D-rings and a wire for hanging; large frames (24x36 inches and up) have a French cleat hanging system.

Framed prints are currently only available in the US and Australia. All Australian orders are printed, framed, and shipped from my lab in Adelaide. The frames at my lab in Australia are also made locally by hand from top quality materials, but some of the details are a bit different from the US frames - please contact me for more information.

FRAMED PRINT SIZES
The sizes listed are print sizes; mats and frames will add to the final size.For example, the final outside size of an 8x10-inch matted and framed print is 12x14 inches. Please see the FAQs for all final framed dimensions.

SHIPPING INFORMATION
The image is professionally printed, carefully wrapped and boxed, and delivered to you within 10 business days of your order. Smaller prints are shipped in a plastic sleeve backed with cardboard inside a stiff envelope. Medium and large prints are rolled in a plastic sleeve and placed inside a sturdy tube. Framed prints are boxed and shipped via UPS or FedEx. Oversized framed prints are shipped via freight. Please allow up to 3-4 weeks for canvas, metal, and acrylic glass prints, and 6-9 weeks for framed prints.

INTERNATIONAL ORDERS
Prints are available in the contiguous US, Canada, Australia, EU, and UK, and are produced and shipped from my local partner lab in each country. Framed prints are currently only available in the contiguous US and Australia. If you are located in Hawaii or Alaska and would like to order a print, please contact me for a shipping quote.

OTHER PRINTS PICTURED
➤ Sandpiper No. 2

SEE MORE
➤ Bird photography
➤ Neutral colors art prints