Remember this gorgeous cloud picture? I first ran it on the blog a year ago as part of the 10 Beautiful Rooms series. There were masses of comments as everyone demanded to know where the image was from and wanted to buy it.
The image was, at the time credited to a Chessy Welch for whom no-one could find any reference at all. In the end I tracked it down to a JR Goodwin who said he would be happy to sell prints if anyone wanted to contact him. I’m not sure that anyone did and, well, the world moved on.
Then last week, Rockett St George announced that they too had investigated the cloud picture and, having tracked down JR Goodwin as well, had made arrangements to sell it through their site.
Jane Rockett first saw the picture on instagram and regrammed it asking for information about the source. Eventually she too found JR Goodwin and after some negotiation they arranged a partnership to sell Cloud Play 1 as it is properly called.
“I fell in love with the Cloud Print from the very first time is saw it online,” Jane told me yesterday. “The simplicity of the image together with the depth of blues and greens evoke an instant sense of calm and peace. Now I have seen the artwork in the flesh, it is even more beautiful and thought provoking than I first imagined. I am definitely trying to decide on a place for it at home.
Goodwin, who is also known as Moosebite, is a designer and photographer based in Denver, Colorado who is working on an ongoing cloud project exploring texture and light. As a child he watched his father paint and tried to copy.
“I never matched his painting skills but found my own talent in design. I went to design school and found what I’ve been searching for, that outlet for my creativity. I’ve never looked back…”
And now – you see everything comes to he who waits – you can now buy this print. It measures 36″ x 36″ which is just over 91cm and you can have either german etching paper for £930 or stretched canvas for £1,140.
And, if you want to recreate the look above you can even buy a similar chair from Rockett St George. It is the most beautiful image and is definitely going on my Christmas list.
What do you think? Isn’t it gorgeous?
It’s beautiful! Very calm and serene; perfect for a bedroom.
That price is insane for an unknown artist. It says “Limited Edition” but gives no indication of how limited the print run is. At that price I would be thinking maybe 20 at most but surely you’d state that upfront. The worry is that they mean “limited to whoever will spend that much on an unsigned laser print”, in which case they will keep printing more for as long as anyone still wants to buy them.
Looks nice though!
The way that the photo is displayed really does make a difference in how the piece works. The top photo makes the cloud have a 3 D feel. It seems to pop right off the canvas. Saying “notice me”. It is a wonderfully brilliant, simplistic piece of art. That speaks peaceful thoughts. I can see why you like it.
What a lovely piece of artwork. Very serene and calming!
Beautiful, adorable and utterly covertable but out of my price range. What a shame.
I believe in paying for art because art is what pays the bills for artists. At the same time, I would feel like a criminal for putting this lovely piece in my home, simply because of the price. Oh well, there is a lot of art I adore but can’t afford, it is what it is.
It’s gorgeous alright, but not $2000 CAD (with shipping & customs fees) gorgeous. And that price is for the paper version. Those prices are egregious, considering it’s a print.
I have been obsessing about this beautiful image since I saw it on your Instagram last night, but I’m so conflicted about the price. I know I would enjoy it every bit as much if RSG had bought the rights and were selling it as a simple printed image for a third of the price. That might make me an artistic philistine – although I still want it SO MUCH!
My heart skipped a beat this morning when I saw this print ….. Can confirm that I will be spending the rest of the morning day dreaming about where I would hang it in my house …
Beautiful print!! Love it!! And then there’s the price and I want to throw my phone across the room in protest. The artist didn’t even put his name to it when he first put it online so was obviously not thinking commercially. And now we have to pay a grand for a print?!?! He will sell plenty of copies now it’s commercially available so why the greed (although obviously we don’t know what cut Rockett St George are taking). This kind of obscene greed disgusts me. Does anyone feel the same?
I could just see that print in my sitting room over the chair. I have decided that I prefer larger prints/paintings. Our rooms are big and the smaller/multiple arrangements just seem to appear lost in the rooms. Another item to add to the birthday list…
They are both indeed gorgeous and I can’t believe you are talking Christmas list don’t start me off, not that anyone apart from my sis actually ever picks anything off of it, what is that all about? Jx