Artist, singer, songwriter, author and actress, Marta Wiley’s artistic talent is boundless. With a career spanning 25 years she has a remarkable global following, which has resulted in hundreds of art exhibitions and thousands of paintings being produced. Marta is a true renaissance woman in the world of art, the imagery is as varied as her many talents, there is always something inspiring and unique in her application, whether painting a portrait or a gliding swan, one always knows it’s a Marta Wiley artwork.

Giclée: From the French verb gicler, meaning, “to spray.” It is pronounced “zhee-clay”. The giclée process uses an incredibly accurate computer-controlled jet to apply ink to watercolor paper, canvas or etching paper. These unique jets are able to vary the width of the ink stream to as small as 1/100th the width of human hair. Giclées have a higher resolution than offset lithographs and the dynamic color range is greater than serigraph. Giclée reproductions are used to produce museum quality, fine art reproductions. In the art world it is generally regarded as the highest quality reproduction available.

More Art 101 Terminology