Afternoon Canoes

Afternoon Canoes is an 5x7 cyanotype print, matted to 8x10.

This cyanotype captures two canoes meeting on a quiet Adirondack lake, their silhouettes rendered in deep Prussian blue and soft white highlights. The photographic-blue process lends the scene a timeless, almost dreamlike quality, emphasizing contrast and negative space while preserving delicate details of paddles and ripple patterns. The composition draws the eye to the gentle convergence of the boats, suggesting a moment of pause, shared journey, or quiet conversation beneath wide northern skies. As an original print, the piece celebrates both the tactile craft of cyanotype and the contemplative stillness of wilderness waterways.