Yarrow One roads

Yarrow One roadsCyanotype on watercolor paper 10 x 8 on paper, mounted on white 14 x 11 acid free mat board. Yarrow One is an original cyanotype on archival watercolor paper. These hardy flowers grow in my Colorado high alpine garden. I love them for their colorful blooms that last all summer long. The deer hate them, so they don't eat them either, another plus! Cyanotypes are one of photography's oldest printing processes. Its prints' distinctive feature is its cyan

Their compact size invites you to embrace the unexpected

botanical silhouettes

This is the final version

I also like to create that focused direction in my artwork

The frothy foam of the waves on its shell-strewed beaches

and gray tones surround me

Paper size 10" x 10"

All four paintings look beautiful and cohesive when hung together

I add floetrol (an additive that improves the flow and leveling of paint) and silicone

tipping and tilting to get the effect I'm after

I worked on all twelve images simultaneously

The poured acrylic painting