Cyanotype

Jeannie Hutchins, Hunters

Jeannie Hutchins, Hunters

December 17 - February 20, 2021

About The Show

In Greek mythology, Kyane (or Cyane) was a naiad, a freshwater nymph.  She was turned to liquid by Hades after attempting to prevent his abduction of Persephone and dwelled in a river bearing her name in Sicily. Kyanos in Classical Greek meant “blue-green,” alluding to the water of lakes and streams.

In the mid-19th Century, English scientist John Herschel discovered a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print.  The process uses two chemicals: ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide.  Engineers refer to the result simply as a blueprint.  Artists, honoring its mythical blue, call it a cyanotype.

This exhibition, curated by Bruce Brown, celebrates cyanotypes through the work of nine artists (coincidentally, the number of muses in Greek mythology).

Featured Artists

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Aaron T Stephan
Aaron T Stephan

Aaron T Stephan’s work presents a wry look at the world around him – focusing on the complex web of information carried by everyday materials and objects.

Brenton Hamilton
Brenton Hamilton

For over 25 years Brenton Hamilton has created a sustained body of work, largely concentrated within historic process.

Cole Caswell
Cole Caswell

Cole Caswell researches the remnants and patterns in our landscape that reflect contemporary strategies of survival.

Jeannie Hutchins
Jeannie Hutchins

“My photographic practice has been my outlet for exploring life’s unanswerable questions.”

Judith Allen-Efstathiou
Judith Allen-Efstathiou

My works in Diagonal Latitudes fall between 2D and 3D expressions (my sculptures are flat, my works on paper are sculptural) and stylistically between the decorative and fine arts.

Meggan Gould
Meggan Gould

“My studio practice is a study in playful resistance, an attempt to infuse flexibility — and joy — into the often rigid structures surrounding vision.”

Margaret Watson
Margaret Watson

“I find in ghostly Cyanotype a recovering of what has been lost: the suggestion, more potent than the distinct, the shadow more revealing than the substance.”

Susan Davens
Susan Davens

Susan Davens is an alternative process photography artist who lives and works in Maine.

Karen Adrienne
Karen Adrienne

The body of work is a physical and emotional responses to the environment I experienced.

Preview the Exhibition

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Aaron T Stephan, Untitled Stonewall (2020)
Aaron T Stephan, Untitled Stonewall (2020)

Cyanotype on paper
54” x 42”
$2,000

Aaron T Stephan, Untitled Lenin (2020)
Aaron T Stephan, Untitled Lenin (2020)

Cyanotype on paper
54” x 42”
$2,000

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Brenton Hamilton, Little Face (2019)
Brenton Hamilton, Little Face (2019)

Cyanotype
9.75” x 7.5”
$1000

Brenton Hamilton, A Tempest (2020)
Brenton Hamilton, A Tempest (2020)

Cyanotype and platinum metals collage
13.5” x 9.5”
$1,400

Brenton Hamilton, Chinese Cloud Variant (2019)
Brenton Hamilton, Chinese Cloud Variant (2019)

Cyanotype and toners
13.5” x 9.5”
$1,000

Brenton Hamilton, An Abstraction Study
Brenton Hamilton, An Abstraction Study

Cyanotype, ink, handmade toners
8” x 14”
$1,200

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Cole Caswell, Island Specimens: Fern Field (2020)
Cole Caswell, Island Specimens: Fern Field (2020)

Cyanotype on fabric
44” x 60”
$1,800

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Jeannie Hutchins, Shelter (2020)
Jeannie Hutchins, Shelter (2020)

Gum over cyanotype
15” x 10”
Ed. 1/5, Version 2
$360 unframed, $460 framed

Jeannie Hutchins, Red (2020)
Jeannie Hutchins, Red (2020)

Gum over cyanotype
14.5” x 10”
Ed. 2/5, Version 1
$360 unframed, $460 framed

Jeannie Hutchins, Hunters (2018)
Jeannie Hutchins, Hunters (2018)

Cyanotype and chemogram
11” x 15”
Ed. 2/2
$385 unframed, $485 framed

Jeannie Hutchins, Frontier (2018)
Jeannie Hutchins, Frontier (2018)

Gum over cyanotype
11” x 15”
Ed. 2/5
$360 unframed, $460 framed

Jeannie Hutchins, Detour (2020)
Jeannie Hutchins, Detour (2020)

Gum over cyanotype
15” x 11”
Ed. 2/5, Version 1
$360 unframed, $460 framed

Jeannie Hutchins, Astraea (2018)
Jeannie Hutchins, Astraea (2018)

Cyanotype and chemogram
15.5” x 10.75”
Ed. 1/1
$425 unframed, $525 framed

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Judith Allen, Winnowing: Boxed Retrospective (1976 - 2020)
Judith Allen, Winnowing: Boxed Retrospective (1976 - 2020)

Handmade box, cyanotype on Strathmore paper, mixed media on cloth and paper
5.5” x 5.5” x 1.5”
$200

Judith Allen, Maine Woods Remembered 1 (2020)
Judith Allen, Maine Woods Remembered 1 (2020)

Bleached cyanotype on mulberry paper
23” x 15”
ED. 1/1
$950

Judith Allen, Maine Woods Remembered 2
Judith Allen, Maine Woods Remembered 2

Bleached and tea tinted cyanotype on mulberry paper
23” x 15”
ED. 1/1
$950

Judith Allen, July Pressed in a Book (2019)
Judith Allen, July Pressed in a Book (2019)

Cyanotype and ink on mulberry paper
36” x 25”
ED. 1/1
SOLD

Judith Allen, May Mirrored (2019)
Judith Allen, May Mirrored (2019)

Bleached cyanotype
36” x 24”
ED. 1/1
$1,200

Judith Allen, December Roots (2020)
Judith Allen, December Roots (2020)

Tea tinted cyanotype on Strathmore paper
11” x 11”
ED. 1/3
SOLD

Judith Allen, June Mirrored (2020)
Judith Allen, June Mirrored (2020)

Cyanotype on mulberry paper
36” x 25”
ED. 1/3
$1,200

Judith Allen, December Mirrored (2020)
Judith Allen, December Mirrored (2020)

Tea tinted cyanotype on Strathmore paper
36” x 25”
ED. 1/3
$950

Judith Allen, May Roots (2020)
Judith Allen, May Roots (2020)

Tea tinted cyanotype on Strathmore paper
11” x 11”
SOLD

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Karen Adrienne, Fogo Blue #1 (2019)
Karen Adrienne, Fogo Blue #1 (2019)

Cyanotype on paper, gold leaf
10” x 11”
$700

Karen Adrienne, Fogo Deep
Karen Adrienne, Fogo Deep

Cyanotype on paper
40” x 9”
$800

Karen Adrienne, Moon Waters
Karen Adrienne, Moon Waters

Cyanotype on paper, gold leaf
30” x 22”
$1,000

Karen Adrienne, Fogo Blue #5
Karen Adrienne, Fogo Blue #5

Cyanotype on paper, gold leaf, seaweed
9.5” x 10”
$700

Karen Adrienne, Fogo Blue #4
Karen Adrienne, Fogo Blue #4

Cyanotype on paper, gold leaf, seaweed
9” x 11”
$700

Karen Adrienne, Fogo Blue #3
Karen Adrienne, Fogo Blue #3

Cyanotype on braille, gold leaf, seaweed
10.5” x 10.5”
$700

Karen Adrienne, Fogo Blue #2
Karen Adrienne, Fogo Blue #2

Cyanotype on braille, gold leaf, seaweed
10.5” x 10.5”
$700

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Meggan Gould, My generic life: A scene-mode autobiography #1 (2019)
Meggan Gould, My generic life: A scene-mode autobiography #1 (2019)

Cyanotype on muslin
40” x 32”
Ed. 2/2
SOLD

Meggan Gould, My generic life: A scene-mode autobiography #2 (2019)
Meggan Gould, My generic life: A scene-mode autobiography #2 (2019)

Cyanotype on muslin
40” x 32”
Ed. 2/2
$1,800

Meggan Gould, My generic life: A scene-mode autobiography #3 (2019)
Meggan Gould, My generic life: A scene-mode autobiography #3 (2019)

Cyanotype on muslin
40” x 32”
Ed. 2/2
$1,800

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Margaret Watson, Traces I
Margaret Watson, Traces I

Cyanotype on paper mounted on linen
44” x 62”
Ed. 1/3
$2,250

Margaret Watson, Portraits
Margaret Watson, Portraits

Mixed media collage
11” x 16”
$200

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Susan Davens, Vernal Pool
Susan Davens, Vernal Pool

Cyanotype toned with gallic acid on arches aquarelle 300# watercolor paper
10” x 10” unframed/ 16” x 16” framed
$425 unframed/ $525 framed

Susan Davens, Flowering Trees
Susan Davens, Flowering Trees

Cyanotype toned with gallic acid on arches aquarelle 300# watercolor paper
10” x 10” unframed/ 16” x 16” framed
$425 unframed/ $525 framed

Susan Davens, Branches
Susan Davens, Branches

Cyanotype toned with gallic acid on arches aquarelle 300# watercolor paper
10” x 10” unframed/ 16” x 16” framed
$425 unframed/ $525 framed

Susan Davens, Boughs
Susan Davens, Boughs

Cyanotype toned with gallic acid on arches aquarelle 300# watercolor paper
10” x 10” unframed/ 16” x 16” framed
$425 unframed/ $525 framed

Susan Davens, Earth Movement
Susan Davens, Earth Movement

Cyanotype
7” x 7”
$375 unframed/ $425 framed

Susan Davens, Night Rain
Susan Davens, Night Rain

Cyanotype
7” x 7”
$375 unframed/ $425 framed

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