Sonatas XII-51 (Life)

Notice the yard – a Wisconsin man’s dream
A John Deere cutting grass or moving hay.
The Wisconsinites find outdoor life “The Scene”
Where all of them sport, party, and play.

At the grill you can always smell brats roasting here
Imagine playing cornhole - all you need is the beer!

Now we present not a building, but a yard! Here, in Horicon, you have everything that gets a Wisconsinite going: yard tractors (John Deere), grills, patio furniture, basketball, plenty of grass. I can almost smell the brats and beer! All that’s missing is the cornhole… The photo was taken in June of 2022 with Pentax 67 medium format SLR equipped with a 200 mm f/4 SMC Pentax 67 lens on Ilford HP4+ film. The negative was enlarged optically with a Beseler 23CIIXL enlarger and a 100 mm f/5.6 Schneider Componon-S lens on Ilford Multigrade FB Classic Double Weight Fiber Base silver gelatin photo paper. Processing was done archivally using Kodak chemistry, with a final toning with Kodak Rapid Selenium Toner, treated with hypo clearing agent, and washed in an archival washer.

All aspects of this print were handled in an authentic, pre-digital manner. Archival processing will ensure the maximum life span for this print.

This print (1/25) on 8” x 10” paper is available for purchase, mounted or unmounted. Please contact me if interested. Thank You.