Looking at one photograph at a time
Blue Horizon (Number 193104) copyright 2024 Douglas Stockdale – I was honored to have my seascape cyanotype Blue Horizon featured this past week on YourDailyPhotograph.com, which is a 11 x 14" image I printed on a 16 x 20" sheet of Bergger Cot 320. I have photographed this stretch of the San Clemente oceanscape on numerous occasions,... Continue Reading →
China cyanotype series, copyright 2008/2024 Douglas Stockdale I am really honored that Issue #46 of The Hand magazine (Fall 2024) provided me with a full page feature of my China cyanotype series. My cyanotypes had been featured twice before in The Hand, while either singular images or as a pair. So a full page feature... Continue Reading →
Untitled (Entanglement series) 2024 copyright Douglas Stockdale – After summarizing some of my 2024 accomplishments, sort of as a new years resolution, is looking ahead to some goals for 2025. Probably what is resonating with me right now is from a recent exchange with David Marsh that what we are working on now is Art Therapy, in as... Continue Reading →
Untitled (Entanglement series) 2024 copyright Douglas Stockdale – As I have for many years, a look back on my accomplishments in 2024. I mentioned that this was a healthy task for creatives in my last end of year update for 2023. Likewise, I will probably post my 2025 goals next week, as I did here for 2024. I... 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 →
Entanglement: Transformation 0356-4-8, copyright 2023/2024 Douglas Stockdale – My practice of utilizing a print weave of my cyanotypes continues to be a a creative journey. When I began the weave methodology earlier this year, my practice was pretty straight forward as to the weaving process that resulted in a uniform mosaic pattern. Since I was just starting... Continue Reading →
Urban Ashes (No. 094853) copyright 2022/2024 Douglas Stockdale – For my on-going environmental project Urban Ashes (yes, the project name as slightly morphed again), while evaluating some cyanotypes prints, the blue just did not entire resonate with me. Seemed too cheerful and not dire enough for my subjects. I was intrigued in how other alternative photographic... Continue Reading →
Entanglement: Transformation 43716-1, copyright 2023/2024 Douglas Stockdale – Sometimes, one thing leads to another. Maybe the endless story of creative journeys, eh? The first time I created a print weave from my Entanglement series, I did not know where this might lead to. I will have to admit, the first time I did the hand embroidery on... Continue Reading →
Untitled (Entanglement series No. 0455-2) copyright 2024 Douglas Stockdale – One aspect of 2024 that I had not anticipated was pushing the creative envelop for my cyanotype prints and Entanglement series. Case in point, today I weaved together two cyanotype prints, same image, to create a mosaic image. While following the Alt Photo and Cyanotype groups... Continue Reading →
Untitled (Entanglement series, No. 8847-1) copyright 2023 Douglas Stockdale – After realizing that my classic cyanotype pre-made chemicals have an expiration, I have spent the majority of January reprinting many of earlier cyanotype prints for my Entanglement series with 'fresh' solutions. Last week, while using another pair of classic cyanotype chemicals (solutions A&B) that I purchased last... Continue Reading →
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