
storytelling through fine art photography
Rebirth of Vintage Portraits-
Hand Painted Montages
The images in these vintage photos have been acquired from antique stores, flea
markets and old attics at estate sales. Family photos that have been discarded or have
no family left to preserve them is sad to me. This prompted a desire to give these people
a new beginning, a second life.
My landscape photos were selectively chosen to create the backdrop for the vintage
portraits. I used the process of textures to help blend the two separate images together
as one. When this process is complete, I convert the image to black and white and print it
on watercolor paper. I then hand paint them with watercolors, acrylics and colored pencils.
I began my art ventures as a painter and I wanted to recreate the old process of hand coloring
with a twist. After the colorization process is finished, I seal it with two layers of cold wax.
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