LOVE STANKS | Niki Butcher

Central Florida © 1985

Photographic Story Many years ago on our way to Cedar Key, we came across this old barn at Otter Creek just as we turned onto Highway 24. I yelled for Clyde to stop because I couldn’t resist photographing the graffiti on the barn door. The Art of Hand Painting Black and White Photographs Photographed with a Sony digital camera and instead of oil painting with Q-tips and cotton balls, Niki was able to 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.