Maria Muller Hand Painted Photographs

My artwork is a combination of photography and painting. I photograph with black and white film – usually but not always infrared film – and then process silver gelatin prints to archival standards. Oil paint is applied by hand to each print, fusing the black and white tones with color.

The technique of adding color to black and white images dates back to the advent of photography in 1839. I started painting on photographs in 1980, and it still serves as my preferred creative medium.