GONE COCONUTS | Niki ButcherMiami Beach © 1983
Photographic Story
This coconut tree was a wonderful composition for a photograph, but by the time I hand-painted every individual leaf I was truly going coconuts! Thus the title…
The Art of Hand Painting Black and White Photographs
Niki prints her images on fiber-base black and white mat surface paper in the darkroom, then using Q-tips and cotton balls, she applies a thin coat of oil paint over the surface allowing the image to gently be seen through the oil paint.
Archival Print Making
Niki’s open edition gicleé artwork is printed on Sunset Bright Velvet Rag matte finish paper using eight archival inks. A state-of-the-art Epson Stylus Pro printer creates deep, rich dark values that hold subtle detail in the shadows as well as bright vivid colors that are truly tropical.