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This is an image made from a onetime use printing plate. It is a photographic image printed on a coated printing plate and then transferred to watercolor paper. Once an image is printed all the ink on the plate is used, therefore making each image an original. I may reprint the same image again, however because of the technique each print will be unique. This image is doubled matted and framed in a thin black metal frame.

Bob Senesac lives in Archer, Florida, where he operates his custom furniture and cabinet shop and a small studio. A photographer since attending Ohio University in the 70’s he is combining his love of wood and photography in some of his recent works. The photographic mono prints are a unique print made by using a time honored process, the monotype and photography. He wanted to produce an image which was more than a photograph, but not one which was done with digital tools. The result is an image which is a hybrid between a painting and photograph. He feels the wood frames he builds for the large, multi plate prints are not just a frame but an extension of the print itself. He selects the wood and style of each frame to best fit a...