Olive Dean
I originally trained in painting at Edinburgh,about ten years ago changed to alternative photography , mainly self -taught. My favourite process is the lumenograph -I love the slightly mysterious ,Xray quality of the images produced by this cameraless procedure. The subject matter I like best is nature, in particular , plants.
Without sounding too smug, artists and photographers have always been able to observe; lockdown has , I hope , made others look more closely. Where I live, with the Water of Leith near by, on my walks along the paths I love the hedgerows and wildflowers. Recently I came across flowering bindweeds tangling in the fences , a lovely garland . I’ve chosen this plant as my image with four treatments addressing its twisty , undulating habit - so let’s hear it for weeds !
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Please email Olive Dean if you would like to purchase any of the prints.
GREAT BINDWEED 1, original lumen on Ilford Multigrade, with cyanotype and turmeric, 25x20, u/fr. £50 unique print.
GREAT BINDWEED 2, original lumen on Ilford Multigrade, 25x20cm , £50 u/fr unique print.
GREAT BINDWEED 3, Cyanotype on Cotman 90lb paper, £50 u/fr, unique print.
GREAT BINDWEED 4, Lumen with cyanotype addition, 25x20 , £50 u/fr, unique print.