Artist Jack Vettriano (birth name Jack Hoggan) was born in Fife, Scotland in 1951. But unlike many gifted artists who start painting while very young, Vettriano only began teaching himself to paint after a girlfriend gave him a set of watercolor paints for his 21st birthday.

In 1989, at the age of 38, he felt ready to show his paintings in public and submitted two works to the Royal Scottish Academy’s annual exhibition. Both were accepted and sold immediately, after which the artist was approached by several galleries keen to sell his work..

In 2004 The Singing Butler, Vettriano’s best known painting, was sold at Sotheby’s for close to £750,000. In the same year he was awarded an OBE for Services to the Visual Arts.

Although his work is often dismissed by art critics as lacking imagination, Vettriano is one of the most commercially successful living artists. While his original works regularly fetch six figure prices, it is believed he makes more from the sale of reproductions.

And that’s lucky for art enthusiasts who appreciate his work as Jack Vettriano Prints are now readily available and affordable for those who can’t fork out huge amounts of cash for originals.

Because of innovative technology and breakthroughs in digital printing, it’s now feasible to produce art reproductions at budget prices. The quality of fine art prints has simultaneously improved. Advanced inkjet printers using a broad array of inks can produce brilliant, pure colors, exceptional detail and subtle hues previously only manageable with the most expensive of machinery.

This means the average art enthusiast now has access to Vettriano posters and fine art prints reproduced from his original artwork. Reproductions are made on archival quality materials and often include stretched canvas prints, giving an even more authentic appearance.

When selecting a fine art print, one has various framing options available that allow one to stamp the artwork with personal taste, ensuring a degree of originality.

Choosing a frame that complements not only the print but also the room’s interior will add hugely to one’s appreciation of the artwork. Unless you’re very daring, it’s safest to keep it simple – contemporary frames with contemporary art, and so forth.

Using basic interior design principles allied with considered selection of the artist’s framed prints, it’s now quite easy to decorate your home or corporate walls to look like a personalized art gallery – without breaking your budget.