Looking at one photograph at a time
Urban Ashes (Superior, Colorado, Marshall Fire, 2022, no. 92550) Copyright 2026 Douglas Stockdale - Once I started to experiment with the pigment ink transfer process with inkAID film and transfer solutions, I began to anticipate how I might use this transfer printing process with my earlier alternative photographic artwork, such as my cyanotypes and initial... Continue Reading →
Domesticated Landscape, 2026 copyright Douglas Stockdale - I am having a little fun with what could be considered some "non-serious" alternative photography; thermal print cameras, aka 'kids' camera. This all stated with being invited to be part of the Mute Photo Festival as one of the four jurors, then deciding I need to know what... Continue Reading →
Earlier when I was discussing how to fix an inkAID transfer print, a question came up about 'fogging' a layer of matte varnish on top of my prints. Then another question about the spray booth I use to fog the matte varnish. So recently, courtesy of Ashley Furniture, I obtained a 'new' portable spray booth... Continue Reading →
Max Planck's Magic Glasses #3 (Art & Science) copyright 2026 Douglas Stockdale - While learning how to use the inkAID pigment ink transfer process, I had a number of opportunities to gain another skill set; how to patch and fix a messed up transfer print. I liken it to my darkroom printing days when at the end... Continue Reading →
Jurors for first Mute Photo Exhibition - I am honored to be one of four jurors selected for the first International Mute Photo Festival, which will include an exhibition and a catalog. The other jurors include Ioli Taznetaki (@iolitzan), Apostolis Giannokopoulous (@giannakopoulosap ) and Shuchi Kapoor (@girlinthegalli). What makes this opportunity very interesting is that... Continue Reading →
Artichoke Thistle, Spring Transition (monotype version 3), copyright 2026 Douglas Stockdale - Earlier this year I started working on a process of incorporating pigment ink transfers (inkAID) with my unique intaglio ink monotypes (prints). Regretfully, my first attempts at combing these two were not all that great, while I was learning a few things that might... Continue Reading →
Artichoke Thistle, Spring Transition, copyright 2026 Douglas Stockdale - While doing a few social media posts on Facebook in various groups about my multimedia monotypes, I had a couple of individuals in an alt-photo/printmaking group suggest that if my underlying black and white was a printed via traditional inkjet printing, then what I was creating... Continue Reading →
Urban Ashes, multi-media monotypes, copyright 2024 Douglas Stockdale - Wow, for the second consecutive issue of The Hand magazine, I have a full page feature of my artwork submissions. Last issue #46 featured my cyanotypes I made from photographs from my assignment in China in 2008, while for issue #47 (above), a bit different subject... Continue Reading →
Untitled (Entanglement series) 2024 copyright Douglas Stockdale – Over the holidays, I did some experimentation with polymer photogravure plate making and printing as a potential alternative process for my Urban Ashes project. Nevertheless, the first image I printed as a photogravure was from my Entanglement series, above, as my intaglio print coach recommended using an image that was... Continue Reading →
Blue Horizon No. 193104, cyanotype, 2024 copyright Douglas Stockdale – The last couple of months have been an artistic challenge for my cyanotype printing as well as life in general. Losing a friend who appeared to be well on the way to recovery is difficult. It keeps the other set backs in one's artistic life in... Continue Reading →
