William DeShazo was born in 1934 in New Mexico. He grew up working as a cowboy on family cattle ranches throughout New Mexico and Arizona. He began sketching at age 7 and was painting by the time he was 12. He was an All-State football player in high school and followed the southwestern rodeo circuit as a bronc and bull rider, continuing to sketch and paint the western scenes around him. Leaving the desert, DeShazo moved to Southern California to attend California Western University. He became fascinated with the ocean while he worked months at sea as a commercial fisherman out of the port of San Diego. He continued his formal art instruction in 1961 at the Laguna School of Fine Arts where he became fascinated with the glazing techniques of the Old World masters. He studied and read all he could on them, developing his own unique style. The Technique DeShazo paints his originals in oils on panels because pieces preserve better and can be more easily restored. Each painting can have as many as 30 layers of glaze, and transparent oils, before the final details can be applied. He is primarily known for his ability to transform, blend, and capture light, striking a perfect balance between sea and sky. The romantic, transparent, and ethereal quality in his work has also earned him respect as a Master Colorist and expert in Old World and Master blending and glazing techniques. His work has appeared in Life Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Showbiz, Architectural Digest, Prints 21, Decor, Arizona Highways, Southwest and Aloha Magazines. It is collected by various celebrities and dignitaries and resides as part of private collections all over the world, including the U.S., England, Japan, Europe, and the Middle East. He has photographed, traveled, and painted on location throughout the U.S., including the Hawaiian Islands, and on the Canadian and Mexican coastlines, and currently resides in Southern California with his wife and business partner, Linda. His other interests are golf, American Indian history, Western history, the Civil War period, and Treasure Hunting. The Medium - Ultrachromes When you see the word "Ultrachrome," it means that DeShazo Studios & Publishing has selected the best chrome reproduction process that is most suitable for the image. Chromagraph is one of these processes and is currently used on most of our Ultrachrome images. "Ultrachrome" is an exclusive DeShazo trademark name. Chromagraph Prints - What are they? Chromagraph prints are made from an extremely durable polyester-based material. They possess a high gloss finish and yield maximum color saturation, while minimizing contrast problems inherent in other materials. Light stability tests prove that this Fuji Supergloss material is almost equivalent to Cibachrome in its longevity. Testing has been documented by Henry Wilhelm. Further information can be found in the publication The Permanence and Care of Color Photographs by Henry Wilhelm. Further, Supergloss requires "RA-4" processing which is, to date, the most advanced photographic process available. RA-4 processing not only increases print longevity, but also is environmentally safer than any other photographic process. The environmental advantages to RA-4 include use of a lower toxicity bleach and no formaldehyde, resulting in much cleaner wash water of which there is less due to the lower water consumption. The Chromagraph prints can be mounted on gatorfoam board with an acid-free permanent adhesive. We only use "sintra 1/8" because it is the best made and we use only the best. We do not use gatorfoam mount as sintra is the hardest known mount and represents the best material available to produce "museum quality" photographic reproductions. Return to DeShazo Retail Price List
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