Rose Cyanotypes, Original Botanical Cyanotype, Cyanotype Prints, Watercolor Painted Cyanotype Roses, Botanical buy Photography

These original cyanotypes depict roses picked fresh from my garden buy. Cyanotypes are a light sensitive photographic process discovered in the early 19th century by Sir John Herschel. To start the process, I coated watercolor paper with liquid cyanotype chemistry and let it dry in a dark room overnight. Then, I exposed the paper, with the roses pressed onto the surface of the paper, to sunlight. After a few minutes of exposure to direct sunlight I rinsed the print in water and voila! The result is a silhouette of the roses. I painted the cyanotypes with watercolor paints to fill in the interior of the rose silhouette and to add some beautiful pink and green colors. I adhered the resulting pieces to wooden blocks with PVA glue and added a saw tooth hanging hardware to the back. Each piece is a signed and titled on the back of the work. My original cyanotypes are one-of-a-kind monoprints and reflect the hand of the artist with each brushstroke.

All of my cyanotypes are original prints, each one different due to the plant, the composition, the sun's strength, the coating of the paper. They are essentially monoprints and signed on the back. I print plants that I find locally around my home in St Louis.

With the cyanotype process, I create wall art prints and home décor items, such as pillows, lampshades, textile wall hangings, and more! Check out more cyanotype prints here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlisonArtPhotography?ref=seller-platform-mcnav