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We have a great selection of Rie Muñoz limited edition prints! Come in today and start your own Art Gallery right in your home!

New RELEASES - November 2008
Rie Munoz New Release November 08 - Winter QuartersWinter Quarters, Kotzebue
14 1/8 x 10 3/8
500 edition
$150
This commercial fishing boat, Huck, is hauled out each year before the Chukchi Sea near Kotzebue freezes over. The boat serves as the family’s winter quarters, a tight but cozy fit. Although it’s relatively dark, it was midday with the sun barely passing over the horizon. The laundry hanging out to ‘dry’ does so by the extreme cold temperature and wind sucking the moisture out. Rie Munoz


Rie Munoz New Release November 08 - Checking for Soft Shells
Checking for Soft Shells
8 5/8 x 6 5/8
500 edition
$90
While in Tenakee a few years ago I was invited to go aboard a fishing boat to pull up a couple of King Crab pots. We got a nice haul and our friend started checking for soft shells. Every year, usually spring, crabs molt their shells being replaced by a larger one. During the molting process there is only half the meat and the crabs are put back in to the sea. We were lucky and none of this delicious catch were molting. Rie Munoz


RELEASES - August 2008
Rie Munoz New Release August 08 - High TideHigh Tide
12 3/4" x 9"
450 edition
$105
The tide is in. It’s a sunny day and the laundry is billowing in the warm breeze. Many Tenakee folk hang their laundry under the house between the pilings. That way, if the occasional sprinkle should happen in this rain forest, the laundry is still drying. This person’s laundry line is positioned just above the high tide line. On this perfect day in Tenakee there are no worries about rain. Rie Munoz



Rie Munoz New Release August 08 - 9:00 am Service, Kodiak
9:00 a.m. Service, Kodiak
14" x 10 1/8"
500 edition
$140
I like sketching churches, especially Russian churches with their onion domes. The Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Church in Kodiak is no exception. Often a painting will be fine with just the church, but it’s more fun to add some of the congregation. This small group added sharp contrast and focal point with their black clothes against all the color. As per Russian custom, ladies attending church wear a scarf covering their head and gentlemen remove their hats. Rie Munoz


RELEASES - May 2008
Rie Munoz New Release May 08 - Eagles, Unalaska

Eagles, Unalaska
12 1/4" x 12 1/4"
500 edition
$150

I spent a summer month in Unalaska on the Aleutian Chain not long ago and was amazed at the huge population of bald eagles. There are no trees on the island so the eagles nest on the ground.

“They’re here for the good fishing” I was told. I was planning to do a painting of the small town’s magnificent Russian Church but could not do so without featuring the eagles which were everywhere.

Rie Munoz


Rie Munoz New Release May 08 - Eagles, Unalaska

Processing Fish
8 1/2" x 6 1/2"
450 edition
$75

In this scene, a plant worker in Unalaska is arranging pollack before it continues down the line to a head cutting machine. Traditionally this job was done by hand. When fish is unloaded at the docks from the busy tenders, the processors work around the clock to get the job done. Rie Munoz




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