Olivia Parker

Roses

1980

Vintage Hand Colored Albumen print

This is a Vintage Silver Gelatin Print, signed, titled, dated, and numbered in ink on recto.

This is a combination of painting and photography, the antique cyanotype process and the biggest the artist has ever made. The silhouette of the plant was first drawn, then painted not with ink or paint, but with light-sensitive photo emulsion. The blue and white pattern seen in each leaf is a sun print or lensless photograph of tiny plants laid on top of the painted area. The tiny flowers in the pattern across the painted silhouette are of the same species as the larger painted flower. "Cow Parsnip" and "cow parsley" are common names for this giant white native Californian wildflower...

Black-and-white animal portrait of a male lion lying in the savannah grass, photographed by Joachim Schmeisser in 2022. All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. ...