CAPTIVA ISLAND 2 | Niki Butcher

Florida © 1986

Captiva is a wonderful place filled with great looking homes…both old and new. It is a place I love to visit because it’s a charming hide-away from the real world. I took this image while on a sailing trip to the Ten Thousand Islands. The Art of Hand Painting Black and White Photographs Photographed with her film camera, Niki was able to scan the rediscovered negative and paint using Photoshop. Changing from the old-fashioned way of doing her art, to the new ‘fashion’ of using technology was challenging, but she’s enjoying getting back to her own personal expression. 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.