Rhododendron Branch IV (Unframed 18 x 12" original cyanotype painting on paper)
12 × 18 inches on heavy cotton watercolor paper.
Unframed.
This is a combination of painting and a kind of alternative photographic process from the 1800s: cyanotype. I drew the silhouette of the California Tree Poppies and painted it in —not with ink or paint, but with light-sensitive photo emulsion.
The blue and white pattern seen in each leaf which resembles painted Delft pottery is really a sun print or cameraless photograph of tiny flowers plants laid on top. If you look closely you may see a tiny flower or two.
UNFRAMED on 100% cotton Arches 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper with straight-cut edges.
Price is for one painting but there are virtual depictions of this one next to the other three of the same size to be able to imagine how a grouping would look and how much wall space they would cover once matted and framed. The last two images are of all four in this series (Rhododendron Branch I, II, II and IV).
12 × 18 inches on heavy cotton watercolor paper.
Unframed.
This is a combination of painting and a kind of alternative photographic process from the 1800s: cyanotype. I drew the silhouette of the California Tree Poppies and painted it in —not with ink or paint, but with light-sensitive photo emulsion.
The blue and white pattern seen in each leaf which resembles painted Delft pottery is really a sun print or cameraless photograph of tiny flowers plants laid on top. If you look closely you may see a tiny flower or two.
UNFRAMED on 100% cotton Arches 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper with straight-cut edges.
Price is for one painting but there are virtual depictions of this one next to the other three of the same size to be able to imagine how a grouping would look and how much wall space they would cover once matted and framed. The last two images are of all four in this series (Rhododendron Branch I, II, II and IV).
12 × 18 inches on heavy cotton watercolor paper.
Unframed.
This is a combination of painting and a kind of alternative photographic process from the 1800s: cyanotype. I drew the silhouette of the California Tree Poppies and painted it in —not with ink or paint, but with light-sensitive photo emulsion.
The blue and white pattern seen in each leaf which resembles painted Delft pottery is really a sun print or cameraless photograph of tiny flowers plants laid on top. If you look closely you may see a tiny flower or two.
UNFRAMED on 100% cotton Arches 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper with straight-cut edges.
Price is for one painting but there are virtual depictions of this one next to the other three of the same size to be able to imagine how a grouping would look and how much wall space they would cover once matted and framed. The last two images are of all four in this series (Rhododendron Branch I, II, II and IV).
