Sea Cliffs (original abstract cyanotype on paper, 24 x 12 inches/ 60 x 30 cm)

(cyanotype on paper, 24 x 12 inches/ 60 x 30 cm)

Though this monotype resembles an aquatint etching or watercolor painting, it is actually a form of photography called a cyanotype or sun print. With my years of experience in traditional printmaking, I often mimic printmaking effects when I use the cyanotype process . Instead of creating an image by blocking light with solid objects (such as plants) on the light-sensitive paper, I used water to block the light, creating subtle gradations of blue as I submerged the light-sensitive paper for carefully timed exposures under water.

The same 12 x 24” size as “Blue Valley” and “Night Valley.” The palest portions of the print are a cream color rather than a bright white. On heavy 100% cotton acid-free watercolor paper. Unframed.