Evening Shade Triptych (30 x 66": Three Unframed 30 x 22" original cyanotypes)
Evening Shade Triptych (30 x 66": Three Unframed 30 x 22" original cyanotypes)
These are three separate unframed unique works on heavy 100% cotton Arches watercolor paper with deckled edges. They will ship stacked together flat in one large flat cardboard box. Each measures 30h x 22w inches.
Cyanotypes are a kind of 19th century alternative (cameraless) photographic process. While traditional cyanotypes are a navy blue background with sharp white silhouettes, I prefer to manipulate the process to achieve varying softer shades of blue instead, rather like aquatint etchings.
The leaves of this print are pale blue and not white. This is a double exposure cyanotype. The different shades of blue are created by exposing some parts of the light-sensitive paper to sunlight longer than others.
All my botanical cyanotypes are one-of-kind monotypes. There is no etched copper plate, no carved wood block, no printing press and no ink to be able to reproduce these images. There is no film negative either. Each is a unique, hand-printed lensless photograph made using real plants from my own garden.
