This lovely aspen tree in the front yard of my Bend, OR home has been the subject of many of my photograms. As it grows, it recently began brushing against the house causing undesirable noises and damage. My husband cut a significant portion of the tree down, and it easily became the subject for my 1st artworks of 2013. The detached branch measures approximately 4 feet wide by 7 feet long. This is much larger than my photographic paper, making it possible to find many different compositions within it. I got this grand stack of photographic paper on Craigslist for only $75.00! It is well worth over $1000.00. I am most excited about the various and random sizes that I would not have otherwise invested in. So, I delved into this stack for the 1st time and was pleased with the quality and outcome. Because I work in darkness, my process can be difficult to document. I took these photographs as an example of what I do and what the process looks like while creating these images. I expose various colors of light (LEDs) over the aspen branch in various locations of the photographic paper. Because photographic paper is designed for a negative, I use the opposite color of what I want the final outcome to be. And like paint, as the colors layer over one another new colors are made. These are the results: artwork + detail (Click on the images to enlarge and see in slideshow format.) Thank you for viewing!
If you have questions or comments I would love to hear them. Much love to you all! ♥ Natasha
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