Dreaming 1

an etching made from solar plates using sun to develop the plate then warter to etch it. (avoids yucky etching chemicals but does not etch as finely, less control) thanks for the lovely comment.

C’est vraiment charmant. J’adore l’innocence, les couleurs et les textures.

Fantastic work, love it!!

So pretty. I love the tones.

Thankyou for your kind comments.

Love it! It is amusing to me b/c it reminds me of my mom before her coffee.

This is lovely, so fantastic. Now I am a printmaker, well I consider myself to be one as I have the press and the studio and this is what I do. But help I too have never done a solar print, can you give us a lesson or send us to a link that helps us understand the process? I think its marvelous if we don’t have to work with chemicals. I’m all for that and so are my cats and dogs! Billy

I learnt solar printing from an artist called Serafina. I think she is on the web. It was a long time ago. You need sheets of photographic material to develop it which using your image on acetate sandwiched between glass, you develop in the sun or in a dark room. Wash off in complete darkness then use plate as per etching. It is hard to control without a dark room and I am not sure where to get the material anymore. (sorry not very helpful)

Thanks genevievem, sounds hard to do, glad you have this image to remember your friend who taught you at the time. There are so many ways to produce a print. That is why I love printmaking so much. Whilst we are tapping away on the computer someone is making a print in their own technique right now. Its exploratory, that is why I love printmaking so much.

Sweet! Lovely work.

Wonderful print – and thanks for sharing your method!

thanks for all your kind comments again.

Beautiful work, and very interesting, this solar printing!

this has a surreal and gentle dream-like quality. lovely.

this is so lovely

I had such a hard time knowing which painting to click on first but this won out. I like the earthy tones to it and of course I’m lovin’ the flowers. A nap at the table beside tea and bread ….. you’ve done well my fellow artist, very well.

Austin

I love this genevievem….just love it :D

the effect is fabulous. a gorgeous image. ♥

A happy and peaceful artwork. Really nice to look at.

your work is so awesome

It is really great!

Awesome art ! Great colour selections, use of line, detail and textures, and composition. Very stylish !

Congrats on home page!!!!

lovely composition

such talent/brilliant you and HOMEPAGE

Just Adorable!!!! Outstanding Work!!!

It really is fine art. lovely *

Beautiful work! I really love the variety of textures and marks you’ve used in creating this print. And congratulations on it being a front page feature!

Cool use of textures! Makes me thing of Matisse.

great!!!

Fantastic to have prints on the homepage today and this is my favourite of them all. Didn’t even know that solar prints existed – will have to have a go myself now. :)

Beautiful piece of artwork. I love what I interpreted as the girls ‘dreamlike state’ floating around outside exploring :o)

I love depictions of sleep and dreaming. Sometimes the world and life are just too much and sleep is a good place to escape to…and dream
this is really good

Your work is awesome, great job!

fantastic work

VERY CUTE VERY CREATIVE…

I think this is my fave of your pics! There’s so much to take in ~ it’s lovely, and the process of creating it sounds so interesting too :o)

beautiful work!I love all the overlapping textures.

This is just so wonderful

I love this Gen!! Very interesting effects you have created here and the drawing is fantastic….I see she just flew out of the window to dreamland! :D

I love her framed up like this:D

This is awesome.

Great work with such a delightful array of textures and tonal values that keeps the eye looking and dancing around. Oh and great portrait portrayal.

this is wonderful… great new medium for the times we live in. Lyrical, playful, free, open, terrific variety of textures and impressions…just had to say something the instant I saw it. well done.

cool

congratulations for the printmaking avatar! this is a very beautiful and touching image….......

Hi Genevieve
I know all about solarplates,and I think this is a wonderful example of the medium. Well done!

really love this piece so does everyone else

I really like this. Lovely textures and well ballanced. I like the position and placement of the figure and the shapes this has created. The hair and the hands particularly contribute to this.
The angle of the cup and saucer echo these angles. There are many more interesting aspects in this image. I enjoyed looking at this work.

its beautiful!

Such a sweet and wonderful image. I love all the different textures you’ve created, lines and shapes, makes it such an interesting piece to get lost in. Great choice using the sepia ink.