Painting for John

Metamorphosis Print

Price range: $200.00 through $1,200.00

These signed and numbered limited edition fine art reproductions are printed on 100% cotton Moab Entrada cold press fine art paper or on archival 19 mil Lyve stretched canvas.

Paper or Canvas?

Paper Print — Artwork printed onto paper. It’s flat and needs to be framed (with a mat and glass) to be displayed.

Stretched Canvas Print — Artwork printed onto canvas fabric, which is then wrapped and pulled tightly around a wooden frame. It’s three-dimensional, with the image continuing around the edges. It can hang on a wall as-is — no frame required.

Cost Difference — Paper prints are less expensive upfront, but framing costs more than a canvas print due to the addition of a mat and glass. Stretched canvas prints cost more due to the materials and labor involved. However, if you choose to frame a canvas print, the cost is less than framing a paper print because a mat and glass are not needed to protect the canvas.

Neither is inherently “better” — it really comes down to your décor style, budget, and how you want the piece to feel in the space.

For an additional charge, Bob will add an original pencil drawing of a fly pattern or gamebird feather to the bottom of your paper print. Describe the fly pattern or gamebird feather that you would like Bob to draw.

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Details

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Fine Art Print

Metamorphosis was created to illustrate “Painting for John” in the December 2025 issue of TROUT magazine. The column is a look back at my 40-year partnership with John Gierach, including some of my favorite paintings of him, with anecdotes about those images.

This painting will introduce the column, and was particularly challenging in many aspects. While I’ve painted John countless times, it’s always been at ground level, as if we were sharing time on the water with him. This painting is from a very different and elevated perspective.

The reason for this different point of view is that I’m not rendering a painting of John… I’m imagining John’s perspective, having left his earthly bonds to hover above and watch my progress down the river.

The sun is low and the shadows are long. There are many miles before my float is finished, and the front of my boat is empty.

  • Metamorphosis is available as a paper reproduction or a stretched canvas reproduction.
  • All of our fine art prints are signed and numbered by Bob and are reproduced on archival material.
  • Stretched canvas reproductions are created on demand, so require an extra week for shipping.

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