"The Pub" ~ Gum over Palladium Print

This print image was sot in Old Town, St. Augustine, Florida; a pub opened in the 17th century, and still open today. All operations in Old Town are period, establishments, street setting and personal dress. I stepped through the door of this pub, out of the bright sunshine, pulled up the camera and snapped the image. No time for laying anything out. I didn't even know until later that I even got a workable image at the time it was taken.

This image was printed on Fabriano Artistico 140lb hot press watercolor paper. This print has ten print runs of gum, over the palladium print, using about 15 color mixes. It also continues the evolution of my gum printing technique. The overall intent of this print image was recreating the mood of a 17th century pub, lighting and textural quality of the interior. Things like the barrister's white blouse, and the fisherman's outfit, and parrot. The lighting in the back room was to be a bit brighter than the bar scene, with walls that looked like an old well worn pub setting. That was the intent. It's up to the viewer for any connection to the image.

Gum over Palladium Print
"The Pub" ~ 11x14 ~ Unique
Old Town, St. Augustine, Florida