Effervescence

This one surprised me. I added soap bubbles to the cyanotype while it developed, and they left a lacy, foamy texture all around the willow oak leaves, like sea foam or a glass of champagne. I traced each leaf and its veins in fine gold line to bring the branch forward. 

8x10" framed to 13x15" in a wide, gold frame

Original cyanotype embellished with watercolor and gold linework.

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