THE RUNNING OF THE DEER print

The old carol carries something ancient in it that speaks of pre-Christian Midwinter rituals. This painting has the same liminal quality, like something half-remembered from a dream. It is a moment of threshold, as the deer run through the snow at sunrise, caught between the darkness of the night just passed and the pale gold of the winter sunrise.

The rising of the sun and the running of the deer,
The playing of the merry organ, sweet singing in the choir.

The original painting is acrylic on canvas with copper leaf, the warm metal catching the first light of the dawn.

DEER: THE RUNNING OF THE DEER — Fine Art Print
Inspired by the old Christmas carol The Holly and the Ivy
Reproduction from the original painting by Catherine Hyde
Original: acrylic on canvas with copper leaf

Museum-quality archival print with light-fast pigmented inks
Signed, titled, and numbered beneath the image — Limited Edition
Unmounted, presented flat with a backing board and protective cover