One 18 x 24 inch original cyanotype
Unframed. Sold separately. This one (Gray Iris VII) and also Gray Iris VIII are exactly the same shade of gray-green. There are a bit lighter than Gray Iris I, II, II, IV, and V made earlier this summer.
Although this looks like a screen print or woodcut, it is actually a form of 19th-century photography, a cyanotype, also known as a sunprint or blueprint. The normal color of a cyanotype (blueprint) is dark blue and white. However, this slate gray cyanotype was made by dramatically altering the ratio of two photo chemicals in the mix before brushing it on the paper.
This pale blue-gray is a very difficult color to achieve with the cyanotype antique photographic process. I altered the ratio of the two photography chemicals in the traditional cyanotype photo emulsion to achieve different colors.
The fresh cut flowers used are the native Douglas Iris s that grow along the Pacific coast. Their impossibly long stems bend with their own weight, creating beautiful arches and lines in a monotype like this one.
One 18 x 24 inch original cyanotype
Unframed. Sold separately. This one (Gray Iris VII) and also Gray Iris VIII are exactly the same shade of gray-green. There are a bit lighter than Gray Iris I, II, II, IV, and V made earlier this summer.
Although this looks like a screen print or woodcut, it is actually a form of 19th-century photography, a cyanotype, also known as a sunprint or blueprint. The normal color of a cyanotype (blueprint) is dark blue and white. However, this slate gray cyanotype was made by dramatically altering the ratio of two photo chemicals in the mix before brushing it on the paper.
This pale blue-gray is a very difficult color to achieve with the cyanotype antique photographic process. I altered the ratio of the two photography chemicals in the traditional cyanotype photo emulsion to achieve different colors.
The fresh cut flowers used are the native Douglas Iris s that grow along the Pacific coast. Their impossibly long stems bend with their own weight, creating beautiful arches and lines in a monotype like this one.
