This ready to hang, gallery-wrapped art piece features a black panther in the center of the frame. For more than a decade, wildlife artist Jeff Tift has dedicated himself to his passion portraying the natural beauty of the magnificent Pacific Northwest through his paintings. A native of Washington state, Jeff draws his inspiration from his surroundings, researching and studying the wildlife indigenous to his home. Jeffs relentless devotion to capturing the beauty of nature on canvas combined with his enormous talent has brought him remarkable success and recognition. His works have been represented in some of the most prestigious wildlife art exhibitions in the United States and Canada, and he is the proud recipient of the Best of Show award at the famed Pacific Rim Wildlife Show and the Peoples Choice Award at the Milwaukee Sports Show. Giclee (jee-clay) is an advanced printmaking process for creating high quality fine art reproductions. The attainable excellence that Giclee printmaking affords makes the reproduction virtually indistinguishable from the original piece. The result is wide acceptance of Giclee by galleries, museums, and private collectors. Gallery wrap is a method of stretching an artist's canvas so that the canvas wraps around the sides and is secured a hidden, wooden frame. This method of stretching and preparing a canvas allows for a frameless presentation of the finished painting.