"Pemaquid Bicycle Girls" 8x10 Signed Art Print by Alan Claude
Item Number: 194
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Description
This beautiful 8" x 10" art print by Maine graphic artist Alan Claude entitled Pemaquid Bicycle Girls, features a two girls bicycling around the Pemaquid Point Lighthouse.
The versatile 8" x 10" size looks sharp as an accent piece or in a grouping. The colors are bold and striking with a solid ink coverage reminiscent of silk- screen printing.
- Limited to 500 prints (not numbered) by year of creation
- Giclée printed on archival heavy paper with solid ink coverage
- Certificate of Authenticity
- Signed by artist
About the Artist:
Alan Claude was born in Virginia in the late 60's. Four years later Alan and his family moved to the town of Biarritz in the South of France. This is where Alan, his brother Chris and their recently divorced French mother spent the next six years. In the summers while their mother worked as a nanny to several children and cleaning lady, Alan and Chris played all day at the beach where a very tall lighthouse stood on a nearby cliff almost as though it was keeping watch over them. This is where Alan’s affection for lighthouses began. In 1980 Alan moved to San Francisco where he spent the next 23 years. In spite of receiving A’s in art, he decided not to go to art school due to the expensive tuition.
After dabbling in various small businesses including a gift store and an art greeting card company, Alan, working as a graphic designer, teamed up with a friend in the advertising industry. Then in 1996 an opportunity arose to design something different, a series of beer logos for a new restaurant, The Beach Chalet, located at the edge of the Pacific Ocean. Inspired by local historical events and places Alan illustrated the beer logos in a retro poster style. The beer logos were a big hit and still are to this day. In 1998 with Point Bonita lighthouse overlooking the entrance of the Golden Gate, Alan met his future wife Erin at the Beach Chalet. Erin, a graphic designer, had admired the predominately displayed posters on previous visits and had always wondered who the artist was. One day, they met by chance at the bar. It was love at first sight - no really!
Within a year, Alan Claude and Erin Skehan started ACES Design. Named after their first initials, they designed corporate identities such as San Francisco’s Department of the Environment and advertising for companies all over the United States such as; the logo for the San Francisco Department of the Environment. The internet allowed ACES Design the freedom to live anywhere so they moved to Maine (Erin’s home state) where they could start a family while still keeping their clients. One early September morning in 2004, Alan and Erin exchanged vows at Marshall Point Light in Port Clyde, Maine. This wonderful experience and consequential visits to other lighthouses on the beautiful Maine coast inspired Alan to create his Lighthouse Travel Poster Collection. Alan and Erin enjoy family life with their 16 year old son and their 13 year old twin daughters.
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