Victoria Blewer Photography Lincoln VT

Victoria Blewer left the chaos and the clutter of New York City in 1986 to devote herself full time to fine art photography in the quiet hills of Vermont. Each of her prints is photographed with black and white film, (many with infrared black and white film), printed on a porous paper, and then toned for color and longevity. Next, she hand-colors the photograph with oil paints—light layers of paint are applied gently to the photograph until the color application is smooth and even. This is a time-honored technique that photographers have used for over a century. Before the invention of color film, it was the only method of obtaining color photographs. The result is an image that is dream-like, elegiac, and (sometimes) surreal. Each photograph is an original print, colored individually by hand, and prepared in a limited edition of 40 prints. To see example photos of the process, click here for Steps to Handcoloring a Photograph. Her work has been featured in full-length photo essays in the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, Vermont Life, and Vermont Magazine. Her photographs have appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines and books, and have been displayed in private homes and offices across New York and New England. Her work may be seen at galleries around Vermont. Victoria was born in New York City and is a graduate of Smith College in Northampton, MA. She refined her art with classes at the New School in New York City, the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, NY, and the University of Vermont. She lives in Lincoln, Vermont with her husband and daughter. To learn more about Victoria and her photographs, please visit her Web site at www.victoriablewer.com