Sebastian 'Seabass' Kennerknecht's Blog

For this weeks sale of the week, I chose the sea otter portrait fine print.

It’s available in quite a few different sizes:

11×14 Matted – Normally retails for $45, this week it is available for $32 for new buyers and $28 for previous fine print customers.

16×20 Matted (2) – Normally retails for $115, this week it is available for $92 for new buyers and $82 for previous fine print customers.

18×24 Matted – Normally retails for $165, this week it is available for $132 for new buyers and $117 for previous fine print customers.

18×24 Framed – Normally retails for $235, this week it is available for $188 for new buyers and $167 for previous fine print customers.

22×28 Framed – Normally retails for $345, this week it is available for $276.00 for new buyers and $246 for previous fine print customers.

The sale ends on February 12th, 2013 at 8pm. If you are interested in purchasing any of these fine prints, please email me, or call me at 510-673-3194.

In an effort to free up physical storage space and increase our conservation efforts I am implementing “Sale of the Week” (for the weeks I am not in the field at least). It will highlight one picture that I may have as matted and/or framed fine prints in stock. It’s called sale of the week because for that week the highlighted item(s) will be available at a 25% discount for new customers and at a 40% discount for people who have already purchased a fine print from me before.

This weeks fine prints are:

16x20 and 22x28 Framed Fine Prints

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The 16×20 framed fine print is a 15×10 print with a 16×20 custom black wood frame with archival matting and glass. It normally retails at $155.00 so for this week, for new buyers it is available at $124.00, for previous fine print buyers it can be bought for $110.00.

The 22×28 framed fine print is a 21×14 print with a 22×28 custom black wood frame with archival matting and glass. It normally retails at $345.00, for this week, new buyers can purchase it for $276.00, for previous buyers, it is available for $246.00.

The 11×14 matted fine print is a 10×7 print with an archival 11×14 mat. It normally retails at $40.00 so this week it can be bought for $32.00 for new buyers, and for $28.00 for previous fine print buyers.

If you are interested in buying any of these fine prints, please email me. This sale ends on Monday the 21st, 2013 at 8:00pm.

I decided to offer a bulk option for specific greeting cards. It is now possible to buy each of the below greeting cards in a 10, 20, or 50 pack (with savings for each grouping).

The images below all qualify for this offer.Click the following links to purchase any of these greeting cards:
Sea Otter Portrait
Alarmed Mule Deer
Fairy Tern in Flight
Tern Chick with Attitude
Juvenile Mountain Lion at Night
Flying Brown Pelican In Breeding Plumage
Male American Kestrel at Nest Box
Fairy Terns in Flight
Chirping Hummingbird

As always, if you prefer to place your order more directly, you can email me, or call at 510-673.3194.

It’s almost time for Open Studios again!

Quick Facts
Santa Cruz Open Studios
Artist #106   (South County)
Location: 1174 Brommer Circle, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Dates and Times: October 6th and 7th from 11am until 5pm each day.

There are a few changes this year. One, I will only be open the first weekend of Open Studios which is the 6th and the 7th of October. The Open Studios calendar states that I am open on encore weekend which is not actually the case due to a film project in which I am participating, so please note that in fact the above dates are the only times I will be available. The doors will be open from 11am to 5pm each day.

Secondly, I will be doing open studios at a new address:
1174 Brommer Circle, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

The 2013 calendars will be released, we have some new greeting cards this year, and of course new fine prints. I also decided to re-implement my offer for a 40% discount on your whole order for anyone donating $50 to the Foundation for the Protection of the Arabian Leopard in Yemen (cash only please, cashing checks in Yemen bears tremendous bank charges). It was a huge surprise to the foundation when I handed in all the donations last year and being there personally I saw the increased conservation opportunities for the people who are working hard to create the change needed to protect the Arabian Leopard. I will have a donation box at Open Studios for this purpose.

As usual there are a few friends of mine whose work I would recommend seeing as well:
Stacy Frank (North County, open the 13th–14th, 21st–22nd) – etchings, lithographs and monoprints of natural scenes
Gero Heine (South County, open the 6th–7th, 21st–22nd) – nature photographs, mostly from Africa and India

If you are unable to attend, you always have a chance to order online.

I hope to see you on the sixth or seventh of October!

Finally, as a heads up….no Bavarian pretzels this year; the pretzel baker (aka my dad) has moved back to Germany.

Finally, finally the Santa Cruz Open Studios are organized by the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County. They do an amazing job each year and all participating artists are better off due to all their hard work. Please check them out at http://www.ccscc.org/

Arabian Leopard looking through bars, Sana'a Zoo, Sana'a, Yemen

As most of you remember, I went to Yemen to try and photograph the critically endangered Arabian Leopard. Sadly, there were no leopards in sight. Even more disappointing was the fact that we could not find any signs that they are still present in the area. My fieldwork in Hawf leads me to believe that the sighting of a leopard in June 2011 was possibly the last instance of leopards occupying the region. This proves that there is an even greater need for the protection of these amazing animals, as well as the ecosystems they occupy, than I had previously expected. Arabian Leopards are barely hanging on, their existence depends on us humans. The picture above exemplifies this exact point to me. Taken at Sana’a Zoo, in a cage filled with concrete and little space to hide, the beauty of this animal caught between the bars of its enclosure reminds us of how dire its situation is both in captivity and the wild. However, this zoo may soon be the only place in which Yemenis will be able to see Arabian Leopards. To help ensure the survival of its wild counterparts, 20% of all sales of this image will be donated to the Foundation for the Protection of the Arabian Leopard in Yemen. Since it’s an artist edition print, only 10 fine prints will be made of this image.

Pumapix Gift Certificates

Don’t know which exact picture to give as a gift, no problem. I am now offering gift certificates for purchase. You can get either a money amount or something specific like a framed 22×28 fine print. Please contact me at sebastian@pumapix.com to purchase your gift certificate.

Just wanted to let everyone know that due to popular request I just added two new images to the greeting cards I am offering. One is the ‘Flying Brown Pelican in Breeding Plumage’

Flying Brown Pelican in Breeding Plumage Greeting Card

and the other is my new favorite image ‘Juvenile Mountain Lion Walking Through The Night’

Juvenile Mountain Lion Walking Through The Night

Finally, we have another calendar this year. As last year it is stapled and 8.5 inches by 11 inches. It includes plenty of space for you to write necessary notes for each day as well as U.S. Holidays and the moon cycle. The theme this year is Northern California and the images range from Sea Otters to Snowy Plovers (and even some landscapes!). Here is the cover:

2011 Calendar Cover - Northern California

All of these new items can be found under the portfolio page ‘Greeting Cards and Calendar‘. Let me know if you have any questions in regards to ordering, otherwise you can use the provided shopping card.