“Maintain the being” by Nathalia Dov
Country: Brazil
Parts used: Powder from crushed leaves and stems
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 3 hours and a half
Months, season and year: July, winter, 2022
Substrate: watercolour paper / 300 gsm
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
“Hope” by Pam Du Val
Country: UK
Parts used: Leaves
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 9 hours
Month, season and year: August, Summer, 2022
Substrate: Bristol board
Contrast of final print: *** (High)
“Claytonia and Rose” by Genevieve Rudd
Country: UK
Parts used: Leaf and stem
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 2 days
Month, season and year: March, spring, 2021
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
“A Green City” by Carolina Carmini
Country: Brazil
Parts used: Leaves
Application: Cotton swabs
Exposure time: 8 hours
Month, season and year: August, winter, 2022
Substrate: watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: *** (High)
“First attempt” by Janos Bihari
Country: Hungary (print made in UK)
Parts used: Unripe fruit
Application: Dipping
Exposure time: 5 hours
Month, season and year: May, 2020
Substrate: Copy paper
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
“Pearls” by Marjan van der Donk
Country: The Netherlands
Parts used: Petals
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 1 week
Months, season and year: July, Summer 2022
Substrate: watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: *** (High)
“Leaf” by Kristine Sargsyan
Country: Armenia
Parts used: Powder
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 2 hours
Months, season and year: July, summer, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: *** (High)
“Hope: The Queen of Feelings” by Nícola Batista Loss Medeiros
Country: Brazil
Parts used: Root
Application: Immersion
Exposure time: 4 hours (interrupted)
Months, season and year: July, winter, 2022
Substrate: Mixed-media natural white paper, silky surface, 200g/m²
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
“Home” by Sutticha homsungnoen
Country: Thailand
Parts used: Root
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 4 weeks
Month, season and year: April, summer, 2022
Substrate: Watercolor paper
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
“Hands” by Laura Albornoz
Country: Argentina
Parts used: Powder
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 12 hours
Month, season and year: July, winter, 2021
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
“Caballo” (Horse) by Blueprint
Country: Spain
Parts used: Root powder
Application: Immersion
Exposure time: 96 hours
Month, season and year: August, Summer, 2017
Substrate: Watercolour paper, 280 g
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
“Delicate” by Alina Vuxanovici
Country: Romania
Parts used: Powder
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 2.5 hours
Month, season and year: August, Summer, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
“Peace flower” by Teodoro Katinis and Silvia Giardina
Country: Italy
Parts used: Powder
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 1 day
Month, season and year: August, summer, 2022
Substrate: Cheap watercolour paper (300 g)
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
“Hope from Africa with love” by Dalene Marais
Country: South Africa
Parts used: Powder
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 8 hours in SA sun (UV 6 out of 10)
Month, season and year: August, Winter, 2022
Substrate: Rough watercolour paper 300 g
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
“Four Moroccan Women” by Fruma Markowitz
Country: USA
Parts used: Powdered spice
Application: Brushing with foam brush
Exposure time: 1 day
Month, season and year: March, spring, 2021
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: *** (High)
“Turning to the Sun” by Nancy Breslin
Country: USA
Parts used: Petals
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 7 days, West window (afternoon sun)
Month, season and year: August, summer, 2022
Substrate: watercolour paper (Cotman 140 lb).
Contrast of final print: x (Almost none) (Poor at one week, but has potential with longer exposure)
“Three Summer Graces” by Karen Carson
Country: USA
Parts used: Overripe strawberries
Application: Foam brush
Exposure time: 3 days, 8-10 hours each day in bright sun
Month, season and year: July, summer, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
“Boys in summer” by Andie Dale
Country: UK
Plants used: Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa), Blackberry (Rubus ulmifolius), Rosehip (Rosa Canina), Ground paprika (Capsicum annuum)
Parts used: The berries and the powder
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 3 days
Month, season and year: August 2022 (15th-18th Aug)
Substrate: Acrylic paper
Contrast of final print: *** (High) (Excellent and really easy to use)
“Fragile” by Astrid Robertsson
Country: Switzerland
Parts used: Stem and leaves
Application: Foam brush
Exposure time: 3-4 hours.
Month, season and year: July, Summer 2022.
Substrate: Bergger 100% cotton (non-sensitized paper for alternative processes)
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
“Hope in a green future” by Teresa Guxens
Country: Spain
Parts used: Spinach leaves
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 3 days
Month, season and year: July, Summer, 2022
Substrate: Canson multi-tecnica paper 300
Contrast of final print: *** (High)