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Cyanotype history and how to

February 10th, 2024

Cyanotypes, also called sun prints, are one of the oldest photographic printing processes dating back to 1842. Sir John Herschel developed this first silver less photographic process using only 2 chemicals and the sun as a light source. These sun prints are decidedly low tech as the final image of a cyanotype appears only with the aid of sunlight as a light source and water for a developer. This inexpensive, simple and permanent process was used for the blue print process for copying architectural plans, hence the name
“Blue print.” The very first book of printed text and photographs by Anna Atkin used the Cyanotype process.

This process involves two stock solutions that are mixed together and coated on watercolor paper. After the paper dries, a large negative is placed over the paper and placed in the sun or a UV light source, anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the day, time of year, cloud cover and density of the negative. The cyanotype print is washed in plain tap water and dried in the air. Unlike traditional prints, the texture of the watercolor paper adds interesting tonal qualities and creative dimensions to the printing process. Many 19th century processes, like Cyanotypes are making a comeback with the fine art photographers. You can see modern versions of this antique process in many art exhibits and museums around the country. This current revival of alternative processes is more than a trend. I think the attraction for these old processes is the physical involvement during the printing processes, allowing photographers to use our hands, eyes and intuition when printing. This hands on technique is much more satisfying than simply pressing a print key on a computer.
Many photographers limit themselves to digital technology, but I find it exciting to combine digital methods with photographic processes from the distant past. You can either take photos using a large format camera or make contact prints using your digital images and converting the image to a negative using Photoshop and printing them out on transparent film using an inject printer.

I am fascinated by both the simplicity and the alchemy of the Cyanotype process. This old process has changed the way I take photos. While composing a photo, I am also considering which printing technique best suits the image. My subjects are the oddities of roadside Americana and the crumbling graves of persons long gone. You may find me lurking about cemeteries in my hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. I an enamored of the brush strokes so typical of cyanotypes and the moody blue color intensify the sense of loss in my cemetery images.

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Infrared Vision Exhibit at Maryland Heights Government Center

May 2nd, 2023

Infrared Vision Exhibit at Maryland Heights Government Center

I am honored to have a solo exhibit of my infrared photos at the Maryland Heights Government Center, 11911 Dorsett Road, Maryland Heights, MO 63043. I am exhibiting 15 of my infrared images with subject matter ranging from area parks to moody cemeteries. Exhibit runs from May1, 2023 to June 15, 2023. Free and open to the public.

Missouri DNR photo contest exhibit in state capitol

March 11th, 2023

Missouri DNR photo contest exhibit in state capitol

– The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has announced the winners of the 2022 Missouri DNR Photo Contest. I am honored to win first place.

Each year, the department asks amateur photographers to get outside and capture the beauty of Missouri’s natural resources and enter their favorite photos in the annual photo contest. Entries can include images from anywhere in Missouri, featuring its beautiful natural resources, unique state parks, natural phenomena, outdoor recreation, scenic landscapes, weather, wildlife and people enjoying the outdoors.

The response this year was remarkable, with more than 700 captivating entries from 199 photographers. The winning photos can be viewed on the photo contest website at dnr.mo.gov/photo-contest and will be shared on the department’s social media platforms. Following are the winners in each category.

Natural Resources Category:

First Place: "Sunset at Creve Coeur Lake" by Jane Linders of Maryland Heights
Second Place: "Johnson's Shut-Ins" by Brad Osborne of Hannibal
Third Place: "The Air Land Water Trifecta" by Steve Jett of Foristell
Honorable Mention: "Hummingbird on Lantana" by Mary Moore of DeSoto

People Enjoying Missouri’s Outdoors Category:

First Place: "Going Fishing" by Sara Lesire of Caseyville, Illinois
Second Place: "Preschool at Little Creek" by Kim Stealey of O’Fallon
Third Place: "Sunset Walks" by Anon Anderson of Jefferson City
Honorable Mention: “Winter Catch and Release" by Brady Hill of Fenton

Unique Places Category:

First Place: "Elephant Rock" by Romulo Rubio of Arnold
Second Place: "Johnson’s Shut-Ins During Fall" by Brandon York of Park Hills
Third Place: "Dillard Mill" by Kevin Pearson of House Springs
Honorable Mention: “Ha Ha Tonka Spring" by Kevin Pearson of House Springs

Amateur photographers of all ages may enter the Missouri DNR Photo Contest hosted by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The 2023 photo contest will open April 1, 2023.

For more information about the Missouri DNR Photo Contest, visit dnr.mo.gov/photo-contest or email socialmedia@dnr.mo.gov

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, MARCH 9, 2023 – Winners of the 2022 Missouri Department of Natural Resources Photo Contest will be showcased at a reception and exhibit viewing at 3:30 p.m. Monday,
March 20, at the Missouri State Museum.

The winning photographs in three categories are currently on display in the museum’s foyer, located on the first floor of the Capitol.

The annual contest invites amateur photographers of all ages to participate. The exhibit includes photographs from the following categories: natural resources, places featuring photos of Missouri state parks and historic sites, and people enjoying Missouri’s outdoors. The reception will be a great opportunity for the public to see the photographs and learn how they can participate in the 2023 photo contest.

The museum is located on the first floor of the Capitol, 201 W. Capital Ave. in Jefferson City. For more information, call 573-751-2854.

For more information on state parks and historic sites, visit mostateparks.com. Missouri State Parks is a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

You never know where your images will end up.

July 17th, 2022

You never know where your images will end up.

Some of my cyanotypes sold on FAA to a designer. The images ended up in a hospital near my home. I am grateful to Arch Designs for using local St. Louis artists for their projects. It is this kind of support that means so much to artists. Plus they wrote a nice little blurb about my art on their web page:

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Location
Ellisville, Missouri
Local Nature Art
About the Artwork

Framed prints from local artist and photographer Jane Linders beautifully complement the modern interior at BJC Outpatient Center at Ellisville.

Unique stylized prints from Linders’ wet cyanotype botanical series involve a fascinating process to create each image.

Cyanotype, also known as sun printing, is the photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print through an interaction between special chemicals and the sun.

Jane Linders employs a variation of this technique called wet cyanotype, where she undercoats the paper with additional chemicals or substances to alter the results.
Jane Linders Wet Cyanotype Art Wheat Botanical

Wet Cyanotype Wheat
Botanical Print
Jane Linders Wet Cyanotype Art Wheat Botanical
Wet Cyanotype Vine Leaf
Botanical Print

Wet Cyanotype Fern
Botanical Print
Jane Linders Wet Cyanotype Art Wheat Botanical

Wet Cyanotype Creeping
Jenny Botanical Print

Jane says she enjoys the physical involvement during the printing process, which allows her to use her hands, eyes, and intuition when creating the pieces.

She undercoats each piece of paper with watercolor and sprinkles them with turmeric to create bursts of yellow coloring. She then places cuttings from plants found locally, covers them with soap bubbles and plastic wrap, and exposes them to the sun to create extraordinary results.

These wet cyanotype botanical prints by Jane Linders combine artistry and chemistry and offer a unique take on local plant life at this state-of-the-art clinic.
Artist Jane Linders via Fine Art America
About the Artist

St. Louis-based artist and photographer Jane Linders has been practicing chemistry for the last fifteen years while taking an interest in infrared photography. After experimenting with black and white infrared film for five years, Linders began exploring alternative photographic processes.

Jane currently specializes in alternative process photography such as black and white infrared, polaroid transfers, emulsion lifts, and cyanotypes. Reflecting on her creative process, Jane states that “the depth of the tactile experience and the imposed slowness reveals moods and nuances in my images that I wouldn’t normally see.”

Framed prints from local #STLartist Jane Linders beautifully complement the modern interior at BJC Outpatient Center Ellisville. Linders uses #wetcyanotype to offer a unique take on local flora. Read more at: https://bit.ly/3MV4pRg
#natureart #healthcaredesign @BJC_HealthCare

Women In Focus exhibit

June 2nd, 2022

Women In Focus exhibit

I am honored to have a couple of my infrared photos in this exhibit. Women In Focus at Webster library in Webster Groves, Missouri. Opening reception is Friday, June 3, 2022 from 5:30 to 7:30pm Over 50 photos from 25 women photographers.

I won a pair of socks in a photo contest.

January 16th, 2022

I won a pair of socks in a photo contest.

I am honored to win 3rd place in Terrain Magazine's photography contest. I used my infrared camera to capture this peaceful image located in Missouri. What did I win? A pair of socks and 1 year subscription to Terrain Magazine. I can always use a new pair of socks.

Art St. Louis HOPE exhibit

February 1st, 2021

Art St. Louis HOPE exhibit

During the 2020 Covid pandemic, I began exploring the wet cyanotype process. Luckily, one of my cyanotypes was included in Art. St. Louis' HOPE exhibit. This online exhibit features work from St. Louis area artists
The Virtual gallery can be found here: https://www.artstlouis.org/index.php/exhibitions/in-the-gallery/hope
• Facebook Album with all 48 works in the show: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=ArtSaintLouis&set=a.10157576909911962
• Facebook Event for the exhibit: https://www.facebook.com/events/1671869109682945/

Tips for viewing the Virtual Gallery: You can view the Virtual Gallery on your computer or tablet using any web browser. If you have difficulty seeing artworks on the desktop version of this presentation, clear out your cache and completely refresh your browser (hold down the Shift Key while you also refresh the browser page), then reload the exhibit to view. To view the Gallery on your mobile device, download the Exhibbit mobile app for free free from your App Store.

Juror, Robin Hirsch-Steinhoff's statement:

"I created “Hope” as our first virtual exhibit of 2021 as an act of pure optimism. Optimism that the world and its inhabitants would be in a better place in the new year. Yes… I realize that every new year brings us a renewed sense of hope, but as I’m sure you’ll agree—2021 is different.

As we closed out 2020, there seemed to be a resounding sense that 2021 could begin to heal humanity and the world at-large. As the new year approached, I felt a rising energy from the regional art community—artists seemed especially driven to express that surge of hope in their works, suggesting that a more positive future was well within their grasp. Or maybe I’m just projecting. But then again, when we look at art don’t we often project our own experiences into what is presented before us, interpreting that artwork through our own lenses?

For the “Hope” exhibit, we asked regional artists to submit artworks that consider, interpret or depict the idea of hope and how it applies to the events of 2020 as well as how it affects them in the new year. For jurying, 69 artists submitted 154 original artworks specifically created in 2020 or 2021 for my consideration from which I selected works by 48 artists from Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky for the show. This exhibit features 48 works in ceramics, collage, digital art, drawing, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, and textiles.

The artworks that I selected for the show address many responses to and interpretations and depictions of what hope means, including imagery about birth as well as rebirth—in nature, spiritualism, faith, parenthood, family. There are also works that depict a new day and images that present a clear path away from the viewer and, at least in my interpretation, toward the future. There are artworks that celebrate the family bond as well as what friendship means. And there are artworks that address the hope for concrete, lasting change. I hope that you will enjoy this exhibit and find expressions that speak strongly to you.

Thank you to everyone who submitted artwork for my consideration for this show and to the 48 artists whose works are featured here. It is my life’s work to celebrate the work of our region’s talented artists and I am honored to present these works to you in this special exhibit."

Beyond the Lens XV Framations

January 23rd, 2021

Beyond the Lens XV Framations

I am honored to win first prize in the Beyond The Lens XV photography exhibit. I submitted an infrared photo. Infrared photography captures invisible light. Any plant that contains chlorophyll turns bright white, giving the images an ethereal quality.

Beyond the Lens XV:
A Photography Exhibition

Exhibition on Display: Jan 22 - Feb 25, 2021

An exhibition of photographic works in all disciplines.

Featuring artwork by:
Erik S. Anderson Ruth Ann Bauers Jill Beyder
Marcus Burzota Michael C. Daft Darrel Eaton
Steve Femmer Marcia M. Gay Beth Goyer
Katherine Hicks Pat Jackson Debbie Kindschuh
Dianna Knobbe Jane Linders Christine Lohse
Liz McCarthy Marty McKay Marilyn O'Neill
Wanda Parsons Anthony Philip Rosa Renner
Ginger Repke Holly Ross Carolyn Schlueter
Christy Schneller Tom Strutz Tricia Wakeman
Barbara Zucker
BTL 2020

About Juried Exhibits

Jurors: Amy Wilson and Sarah Merideth founded Framations Custom Framing business in 2005 and opened their brick and mortar shop with the addition of the art gallery in 2006. Before their 14+ years of Gallery ownership, exhibit management and 40+ combined years of framing experience: Amy's background includes decades of management experience in photo labs with both film and digital media, home decor, and custom framing. Sarah's background includes a BA in art with experience in working in and critiquing multimedia work, and several years of management and framing experience.

Over the years, the owners of Framations have been asked repeatedly what a juror is looking for and more often why particular pieces were not chosen to be part of an exhibit. As part a nod to the 15th annual exhibit and also an experiment in critique and appreciation to the artists exhibiting with Framations, the owners have to decide to co-jury Beyond the Lens XV.

The owners are offering this exhibit as a critique process for artists. Each piece entered will have at least a brief comment provided from the jurors in regards to either why it was accepted, why it was declined, or some other constructive criticism intended to encourage and improve the artist’s craft. As we all know, there is a level of subjectivity in any sort of judgement, but the elements of art as well as technique. craftsmanship and presentation will be a focus.

Artist statement:

I used infrared technology to capture this serene Buddha statue located in Big Sur California. This image is perfect for your home, office, yoga studio or mediation room.

This image is one of my Feng Shui series. The presence of this image in a home or business environment creates a sense of focus. While much household ornamentation can be appreciated for its aesthetics, in feng shui the primary purpose has been to solicit good fortune for it's inhabitants. Our surroundings project onto our moods and spirits. The things we look at, even if just a glimpse, effect our subconscious. We can accomplish harmony by using art which is first of all aesthetic ,but also functional to create a sense of ease and good fortune in our everyday lives.

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Cyanotypes featured in Ladue News Art And Soul

January 7th, 2021

Cyanotypes featured in Ladue News Art And Soul

I am very honored to be the featured artist in Ladue News Art and Soul section. They are featuring my wet cyanotype series and a little blurb about how I coped as an artist during the pandemic. I appreciate the support!

Staying busy is my go-to coping strategy and printing using the wet cyanotype method kept me distracted during this troubling pandemic. Cyanotypes, also called “sun prints” are one of the oldest photographic printing processes dating back to 1842. Sir John Herschel developed this first silver less photographic process using only two chemicals and the sun as a light source. These sun prints are decidedly low tech as the final image of a cyanotoype appears only with the aid of sunlight as a light source and water for a developer. This inexpensive, simple and permanent process was used for the blue print process for copying architectural plans, hence the name “Blueprint” as the images are a deep Prussian blue color. The very first book of printed text and photographs by Anna Atkin used the cyanotype process. My attraction to the cyanotype process is the physical involvement during the printing process allowing me to use my hand,eyes and intuition. I like the way the light, time, salts and myself slowly deposit an image on beautifully hand crafted paper.
My backyard garden represented a constant coming and going of the seasons and were a source of comfort and joy in the ever changing world. As plants popped up here and there, it was a reminder to slow down and remember that everything has its own time. I marked the passing of the seasons by printing cyanotypes directly from plants found in my suburban back yard. The varieties of leaves and weather produces variable results. These prints were made during the sultry St. Louis summer days. I tossed the spice turmeric on the prints for splash of yellow color and to mimic the flash of lightening of quick thunderstorms that so often interrupted my printing process and the fireflies that lit up the summer night skies.

Many 19th century processes, like cyanotypes, are making a comeback with fine art photographers. You can see modern versions of this antique process in many art exhibits and museums around the country. The current revival of alternative process is more than a trend and I find the hands on technique much more satisfying than simply pressing a print key on a computer.

Wet Cyanotype Process

July 9th, 2020

Wet Cyanotype Process

Cyanotypes, also called sun prints, are one of the oldest photographic printing processes dating back to 1842. Sir John Herschel developed this first silver less photographic process using only 2 chemicals and the sun as a light source. These sun prints are decidedly low tech as the final image of a cyanotype appears only with the aid of sunlight as a light source and water for a developer. This inexpensive, simple and permanent process was used for the blue print process for copying architectural plans, hence the name
“Blue print.” The very first book of printed text and photographs by Anna Atkin used the Cyanotype process.

This process involves two stock solutions that are mixed together and coated on watercolor paper. After the paper dries, plants from my garden are s placed over the paper, bubbles are smeared on top of the plants turmeric is sprinkled here and there for color. Plastic wrap is placed over the plants and paper and placed in the sun or a UV light source, anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the day, time of year, cloud cover and density of the negative. The cyanotype print is washed in plain tap water and dried in the air. Unlike traditional prints, the texture of the watercolor paper adds interesting tonal qualities and creative dimensions to the printing process. Many 19th century processes, like Cyanotypes are making a comeback with the fine art photographers. You can see modern versions of this antique process in many art exhibits and museums around the country. This current revival of alternative processes is more than a trend. I think the attraction for these old processes is the physical involvement during the printing processes, allowing photographers to use our hands, eyes and intuition when printing. This hands on technique is much more satisfying than simply pressing a print key on a computer.

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