“Cholla-Redux” by Larz Grenier
Country: Nashua, NH, USA
Parts used: Fruit
Amount: 2 tablespoons of fruit / 120 mL gin
Extracted by: Mortar, coffee filter
Thinner: Gin
Application: Brushing (foam brush)
Layers: 2
Substrate: Cold Press Acid Free Watercolor paper 140 lb (300 gsm)
Created with: Inkjet printed OHP positive
Exposure: 48 hours of partial to full sun, July, summer, 2023
Contrast: ✿✿ (Medium)
Challenges or observations: Mixture was thicker than anticipated and only coated 3 papers with 2 layers. Initial application was a very vibrant magenta color.
See gallery: AlternativePhotography.com/larz-grenier/
Additional information: This July has been very wet with very few days of full sun as I would have hoped for. More exposure may have resulted in more contrast; however, as I checked on the prints daily, I noticed some color was fading faster than anticipated and I did not want to risk total image loss.
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Costa Rican pitahaya / Dragonfruit (Hylocereus costaricensis) anthotype by Larz Grenier
This anthotype is part of World Anthotype Day
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