Beautiful photograph, contact printed from the in-camera negative on handmade Japanese paper, with artist studio stamp and signature.. This work is unique.

Anderson: "This image is from collaboration with a young man named Greg. He had just graduated from Vassar when I met him. He was imbued with a sense of idealism and palpable enthusiasm for life that made our work together truly enjoyable.

The image was made with a 4 x 5 camera in my studio using an artificial light source. It is a good example of my signature style, sculpting light and shadow to create the illusion of three dimensions on a flat plane. "

The Cyanotype Process:
The cyanotype is an alternative photographic process. It is similar to the platinum/palladium process, except that it uses different chemistry to produce a brilliant blue image. The making of a cyanotype is a labor intensive craft. Fine art paper is hand coated by the artist. This allows the chemistry to permeate the paper and create an image that is actually impregnated in the paper, rather than on the surface as with common silver-based prints. As a result, the image will last as long as the paper, which should be hundreds of years if kept properly. This is how architects "blueprints" are made and last so long. The negative is contact printed on the paper by exposing it to ultraviolet light for an extended period, which requires a negative of the same size as the final print. The end result is a beautiful blue print of extreme subtlety and distinction.

Contact printed image on a 9"x6" piece, matted to 11"x14" in a vintage distressed blue wooden frame.