This listing is for a giclee print or stretched canvas of this painting, Don't make me lipread, ok?

There's a misconception that lipreading is just like reading a book. You look at the mouth and read, right?

But no, it's far, far more complicated than that. I have to queue up words in my mind, invent possibilities that fit the facial expression, body language, approximate number of syllables etc etc. Sometimes there are a couple of possibilities, and I hold both in my mind simultaneously, waiting for it to become clear. While I'm doing this, collecting possibilities and sifting through them all, I need to keep the conversation going. So I smile and nod and say 'mmm,' and 'yep...' as appropriate. If I don't do that, the speaker stops, and we haven't gotten anywhere.

Sometimes though, I get right to the end, and I realise that none of the possibilities work. The whole thing just doesn't make sense. And then I have to say, 'Sorry, can you go right back to the start?'

As you can imagine, this is incredibly hard work. I have an hour of lipreading in me a day, tops. After that, fatigue sets in. And if I go too far, pushing myself for maybe 3 hours, I am WIPED afterwards, and my head pounds. It can literally take me days to recover.

This is why, even though I'm a pretty competent lipreader, I prefer other modes of conversation. That's what this painting is about.

Choose between having the artwork printed on canvas and stretched over a 40mm frame, ready to hang, or printed onto velvet paper to frame yourself.

Canvas prints are archival certified for 100 years, 450GSM weight, OBA-Free with a matte finish and silken protective coating. Velvet paper giclee prints are printed onto 130g Elegance Velvet platinum cotton fibre paper that is acid and lignin free. The print quality is stunning and the colours vibrant.

Free shipping within Australia!