Artist: Daniel Patrick Kessler Subject: Animals Style: Modern & Contemporary Product Type: Gallery-Wrapped Canvas Art Made in USA This ready to hang, gallery-wrapped art piece features a group of colorful dogs on either side of the frame. Dan Kessler's artistic roots began in Catholic grammar school, where nuns gave him holy cards. These ornate depictions of religious scenes caught his eye and fired his imagination. His mother, Doris, also an artist, was also a major source of inspiration. After receiving a bachelor's Degree in Science from the University of Maryland in 1985, Kessler worked for several years in graphic arts and architectural design before turning to painting full time in 1991. Giclee (jee-clay) is an advanced printmaking process for creating high quality fine art reproductions. The attainable excellence that Giclee printmaking affords makes the reproduction virtually indistinguishable from the original piece. The result is wide acceptance of Giclee by galleries, museums, and private collectors. Gallery wrap is a method of stretching an artist's canvas so that the canvas wraps around the sides and is secured a hidden, wooden frame. This method of stretching and preparing a canvas allows for a frameless presentation of the finished painting.