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Christine So

American, b. 1970
Christine So is an American printmaker, photographer and painter living in the hills across the bay from her hometown, San Francisco. She is best known for her blue and white cyanotype photographs of forests shrouded in fog. The Foggy Woods series is ever-growing as the artist continually hikes these hills which are often foggy at dawn. She explores radically different ways to use this antique photographic medium with and without out a camera. At times her blue prints look like screen prints. At others like abstract watercolors. Besides printing photographs from negatives, botanicals using entire branches, altering the chemical recipe to obtain novel colors, and creating abstract cyanotypes of deliberate patterns, she also paints images using the light-sensitive solution and prints a pattern within them. These last works she calls “cyanotype paintings”. The multiple-day process depends on being able to see while painting in a dark room so as to not expose the light-sensitive painted silhouette before it’s time. She named her series of botanical paintings which have a fine blue and white pattern “Delft Garden” after the Dutch painted porcelain. Clients include: Timothée Chalamet, Starbucks, Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville), Jumaira Resort, Lux Habitat Sotheby’s International (Dubai), Wyndham Worldmark Hotels, Kimpton Hotel Monaco (Salt Lake City) , Mazars Accounting, Limelight Hotel Mammoth (California), MD Anderson Hospital (Houston), Oncology Center, Houston Methodist Hospital.
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Sunrise Ridge, edition 2 of 5 (Hand-printed cyanotype, 12 x 18 inches)
Sunrise Ridge, edition 2 of 5 (Hand-printed cyanotype, 12 x 18 inches)

Sunrise Ridge, edition 2 of 5 (Hand-printed cyanotype, 12 x 18 inches)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

Brand-new addition to the Foggy Woods Collection of forests in northern California near San Francisco. New as of May 2024. This is a hand-printed contact photograph using the antique...

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2010s Realist Christine So

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

Sunrise Ridge, edition 2 of 10 (Hand-printed cyanotype, 16 x 24 inches)
Sunrise Ridge, edition 2 of 10 (Hand-printed cyanotype, 16 x 24 inches)

Sunrise Ridge, edition 2 of 10 (Hand-printed cyanotype, 16 x 24 inches)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

This is the larger hand-printed version of the same blue and white landscape also available in a 12 x 18 inch size. This is a hand-printed contact photograph using the antique cyan...

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2010s Realist Christine So

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

Bending Pine (hand-printed cyanotype, 35 x 21" , edition 1 of 3)
Bending Pine (hand-printed cyanotype, 35 x 21" , edition 1 of 3)

Bending Pine (hand-printed cyanotype, 35 x 21" , edition 1 of 3)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

This graceful bending tree disappearing into the morning mist is a Monterey pine. They are found all along the coast of California from Carmel to San Francisco and all the way up nor...

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2010s Contemporary Christine So

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

Winter Woods, edition 2 of 5 (hand-printed cyanotype, 17.5 x 11 inches)
Winter Woods, edition 2 of 5 (hand-printed cyanotype, 17.5 x 11 inches)

Winter Woods, edition 2 of 5 (hand-printed cyanotype, 17.5 x 11 inches)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

The moody scene of a shady bend in a forest path was captured at dawn on a winter's day. The sky is beginning to brighten. The tall narrow format accentuates the height of the tower...

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2010s Contemporary Christine So

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

The Day Begins, 11 x 17 in., Cyanotype, ed. 1 of 3, Contemporary Landscape
The Day Begins, 11 x 17 in., Cyanotype, ed. 1 of 3, Contemporary Landscape

The Day Begins, 11 x 17 in., Cyanotype, ed. 1 of 3, Contemporary Landscape

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

These are the foggy woods in the hills of Oakland, across the bay from San Francisco. Shortly after sunrise. The paths are crowded with towering eucalyptus, bay laurel and madrone tr...

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2010s Contemporary Christine So

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Archival Paper, Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

Sunrise Madrone (Framed acrylic painting: 21 x 21 inches)
Sunrise Madrone (Framed acrylic painting: 21 x 21 inches)

Sunrise Madrone (Framed acrylic painting: 21 x 21 inches)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

This is a monochromatic rendering of branches of the native Californian madrone tree. There are two shades of the same green, the darker leaves being the thin slightly translucent fi...

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2010s Contemporary Christine So

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Acrylic

Fog Ridge (Hand-printed cyanotype, 16 x 24", ed. 2 of 5)
Fog Ridge (Hand-printed cyanotype, 16 x 24", ed. 2 of 5)

Fog Ridge (Hand-printed cyanotype, 16 x 24", ed. 2 of 5)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

Brand-new addition to the Foggy Woods Collection of forests in northern California near San Francisco. This is a hand-printed contact photograph using the antique cyanotype process a...

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2010s Realist Christine So

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

Caminante No Hay Camino (11.5 x 16.5" cyanotype, ed. 1 of 10)
Caminante No Hay Camino (11.5 x 16.5" cyanotype, ed. 1 of 10)

Caminante No Hay Camino (11.5 x 16.5" cyanotype, ed. 1 of 10)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

These are the foggy woods in the hills of Oakland, across the bay from San Francisco in northern California. Monterey pines tower over an early morning path as the distance dissolves...

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2010s Contemporary Christine So

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

Creekside Madrone Cyanotype Painting on Rag Paper, Contemporary Botanical, 30x22
Creekside Madrone Cyanotype Painting on Rag Paper, Contemporary Botanical, 30x22

Creekside Madrone Cyanotype Painting on Rag Paper, Contemporary Botanical, 30x22

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

This unique multistep technique is a combination of a painting and a photograph or monotype. Cyanotypes are a kind of alternative photographic process from the 1800s. The chemicals a...

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2010s Contemporary Christine So

Materials

Mixed Media, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Misty Agapanthus IV ( 24 x 18 inch hand-printed cyanotype)
Misty Agapanthus IV ( 24 x 18 inch hand-printed cyanotype)

Misty Agapanthus IV ( 24 x 18 inch hand-printed cyanotype)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

Though this unique monotype looks like a woodcut or linocut, it is not. This is a cyanotype, a kind of lensless photography dating back to the 1800s, but the artist altered the ratio...

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2010s Contemporary Christine So

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Misty Agapanthus 2 ( 24 x 18 inch hand-printed cyanotype)
Misty Agapanthus 2 ( 24 x 18 inch hand-printed cyanotype)

Misty Agapanthus 2 ( 24 x 18 inch hand-printed cyanotype)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

Though this unique monotype looks like a woodcut or linocut, it is not. This is a cyanotype, a kind of lensless photography dating back to the 1800s, but the artist altered the ratio...

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2010s Contemporary Christine So

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Gray Iris VII Cyanotype Monotype on Archival Paper, Contemporary Art
Gray Iris VII Cyanotype Monotype on Archival Paper, Contemporary Art

Gray Iris VII Cyanotype Monotype on Archival Paper, Contemporary Art

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

The pale gray-green of this monotype calls to mind the celadon glaze of Japanese pottery. Each was made using freshly-cut long-stemmed wild iris (iris douglasiana) that grow along th...

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2010s Contemporary Christine So

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Two Tall Pines, edition 2 of 10 (hand-printed cyanotype, 18 x 11 inches)
Two Tall Pines, edition 2 of 10 (hand-printed cyanotype, 18 x 11 inches)

Two Tall Pines, edition 2 of 10 (hand-printed cyanotype, 18 x 11 inches)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

This is an original, hand-printed contact photograph using the antique cyanotype process. These Monterey pine trees obscured by fog are in the woods across the bay from San Francisco...

Category

2010s Contemporary Christine So

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

Morning Valley Light
Morning Valley Light

Morning Valley Light

By Christine So

Located in Atlanta, GA

I live in the woods in northern California looking out across the San Francisco Bay towards the hills of Marin, San Francisco and Angel Island. The distant blue hills of my “Faraway ...

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2010s Christine So

Materials

Monotype

Sunrise Mountains V
Sunrise Mountains V

Sunrise Mountains V

By Christine So

Located in Atlanta, GA

I live in the woods in northern California looking out across the San Francisco Bay towards the hills of Marin, San Francisco and Angel Island. The distant blue hills of my “Faraway ...

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2010s Christine So

Materials

Monotype

Rhododendron Bud I
Rhododendron Bud I

Rhododendron Bud I

By Christine So

Located in Atlanta, GA

I live in the woods in northern California looking out across the San Francisco Bay towards the hills of Marin, San Francisco and Angel Island. The distant blue hills of my “Faraway ...

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2010s Christine So

Materials

Monotype

Rhododendron Bud II
Rhododendron Bud II

Rhododendron Bud II

By Christine So

Located in Atlanta, GA

I live in the woods in northern California looking out across the San Francisco Bay towards the hills of Marin, San Francisco and Angel Island. The distant blue hills of my “Faraway ...

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2010s Christine So

Materials

Monotype

Spring Japanese Maple
Spring Japanese Maple

Spring Japanese Maple

By Christine So

Located in Atlanta, GA

I live in the woods in northern California looking out across the San Francisco Bay towards the hills of Marin, San Francisco and Angel Island. The distant blue hills of my “Faraway ...

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2010s Christine So

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Monotype

Spring Poppies II
Spring Poppies II

Spring Poppies II

By Christine So

Located in Atlanta, GA

I live in the woods in northern California looking out across the San Francisco Bay towards the hills of Marin, San Francisco and Angel Island. The distant blue hills of my “Faraway ...

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2010s Christine So

Materials

Monotype

Woodland Path
Woodland Path

Woodland Path

By Christine So

Located in Atlanta, GA

I live in the woods in northern California looking out across the San Francisco Bay towards the hills of Marin, San Francisco and Angel Island. The distant blue hills of my “Faraway ...

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2010s Christine So

Materials

Monotype

Woodland Path II
Woodland Path II

Woodland Path II

By Christine So

Located in Atlanta, GA

I live in the woods in northern California looking out across the San Francisco Bay towards the hills of Marin, San Francisco and Angel Island. The distant blue hills of my “Faraway ...

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2010s Christine So

Materials

Monotype

Light through Leaves 1 ( 8 x 8 inch encaustic collage on wood panel)
Light through Leaves 1 ( 8 x 8 inch encaustic collage on wood panel)

Light through Leaves 1 ( 8 x 8 inch encaustic collage on wood panel)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

This encaustic collage is mounted on a birch wood panel with 3/4 deep natural wood sides. The thick transparent slightly frosty encaustic beeswax coating on the front gives it a cool...

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2010s Minimalist Christine So

Materials

Birch, Paper, Mixed Media, Panel, Monotype, Photogram, Encaustic

Japanese Maple ( 8 x 8 inch encaustic collage on wood panel)
Japanese Maple ( 8 x 8 inch encaustic collage on wood panel)

Japanese Maple ( 8 x 8 inch encaustic collage on wood panel)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

This encaustic collage is mounted on a birch wood panel with 3/4 deep natural wood sides. The thick transparent slightly frosty encaustic beeswax coating on the front gives it a cool...

Category

2010s Minimalist Christine So

Materials

Birch, Paper, Mixed Media, Encaustic, Panel, Monotype, Photogram

Moonlight

Moonlight

By Christine So

Located in Atlanta, GA

I live in the woods in northern California looking out across the San Francisco Bay towards the hills of Marin, San Francisco and Angel Island. The distant blue hills of my “Faraway ...

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2010s Christine So

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Delft Garden Cyanotype Painting on Cotton Paper, Signed, 24x18 Inch
Delft Garden Cyanotype Painting on Cotton Paper, Signed, 24x18 Inch

Delft Garden Cyanotype Painting on Cotton Paper, Signed, 24x18 Inch

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

This is a combination of painting and photography, the antique cyanotype process. The silhouette of the plant was first drawn, then painted not with ink or paint, but with light-sens...

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2010s Contemporary Christine So

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Spring Madrone V Cyanotype Painting, 22 x 30 inches on cotton paper, signed
Spring Madrone V Cyanotype Painting, 22 x 30 inches on cotton paper, signed

Spring Madrone V Cyanotype Painting, 22 x 30 inches on cotton paper, signed

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

In her Delft Garden series, artist Christine So first drew the outline of a plant in pencil and then painted it in a dark room —not paint– but with the cyanotype light-sensitive emu...

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2010s Contemporary Christine So

Materials

Mixed Media, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Spring Madrone IV Cyanotype Painting, 22 x 30 inches on cotton paper, signed
Spring Madrone IV Cyanotype Painting, 22 x 30 inches on cotton paper, signed

Spring Madrone IV Cyanotype Painting, 22 x 30 inches on cotton paper, signed

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

In her Delft Garden series, artist Christine So first drew the outline of a plant in pencil and then painted it in a dark room —not paint– but with the cyanotype light-sensitive emu...

Category

2010s Contemporary Christine So

Materials

Mixed Media, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Pine Ridge Hand-Printed Cyanotype, Contemporary, 24 x 16 Inch, Signed
Pine Ridge Hand-Printed Cyanotype, Contemporary, 24 x 16 Inch, Signed

Pine Ridge Hand-Printed Cyanotype, Contemporary, 24 x 16 Inch, Signed

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

A larger hand-printed version of the 7.5 x 11" photograph of the same name. Only 10 editions made. These iconic Monterey pines can be found all up and down the coast of northern Cali...

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2010s Contemporary Christine So

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

Misty Slope Cyanotype Photograph, Hand-Printed, 18 x 24", Edition 1 of 5
Misty Slope Cyanotype Photograph, Hand-Printed, 18 x 24", Edition 1 of 5

Misty Slope Cyanotype Photograph, Hand-Printed, 18 x 24", Edition 1 of 5

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

This is an original, hand-printed contact photograph using the antique cyanotype process. These Monterey pine trees obscured by fog are in the woods across the bay from San Francisco...

Category

2010s Contemporary Christine So

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

The Tallest Pine (Hand-printed cyanotype, 27 x 15 inches)
The Tallest Pine (Hand-printed cyanotype, 27 x 15 inches)

The Tallest Pine (Hand-printed cyanotype, 27 x 15 inches)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

This is a larger version of the smaller photograph of the same name. All are hand-printed photographs on watercolor paper using the antique cyanotype process. The view is of a very m...

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2010s Realist Christine So

Materials

Photogram

Two Tall Pines, (hand-printed cyanotype, 23 x 14 inches)
Two Tall Pines, (hand-printed cyanotype, 23 x 14 inches)

Two Tall Pines, (hand-printed cyanotype, 23 x 14 inches)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

This is a larger version of the 18 x 11 inch photograph of the same name. This is an original, hand-printed contact photograph using the antique cyanotype process. These Monterey pin...

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2010s Contemporary Christine So

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

Twin Pines (11 x 7.25 inch hand-printed cyanotype)

Twin Pines (11 x 7.25 inch hand-printed cyanotype)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

These iconic Monterey pines can be found all up and down the coast of northern California from San Francisco to Carmel and beyond. These are the woods in the hills of Oakland, across...

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2010s Contemporary Christine So

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

Caminante No Hay Camino (hand-printed cyanotype, 11 x 8.5" matted to 14 x 11")
Caminante No Hay Camino (hand-printed cyanotype, 11 x 8.5" matted to 14 x 11")

Caminante No Hay Camino (hand-printed cyanotype, 11 x 8.5" matted to 14 x 11")

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

A framed edition of this cyanotype sold to Timothée Chalamet at The Other Art Fair in Los Angeles. One of 10 mini editions of the same photograph printed by hand using the antique ...

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2010s Contemporary Christine So

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

Misty Slope, edition 1 of 10 (hand-printed cyanotype, 11 x 17 inches)
Misty Slope, edition 1 of 10 (hand-printed cyanotype, 11 x 17 inches)

Misty Slope, edition 1 of 10 (hand-printed cyanotype, 11 x 17 inches)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

This is an original, hand-printed contact photograph using the antique cyanotype process. These Monterey pine trees obscured by fog are in the woods across the bay from San Francisco...

Category

2010s Contemporary Christine So

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

Forest Sunrise (Hand-printed cyanotype, 18 x 24 inches)
Forest Sunrise (Hand-printed cyanotype, 18 x 24 inches)

Forest Sunrise (Hand-printed cyanotype, 18 x 24 inches)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

Unframed. New from 2023. This is an original, hand-printed original cyanotype photograph on heavy cotton watercolor paper. Just one of 10 prints were made. Four have sold. Only six...

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2010s Realist Christine So

Materials

Photogram

Morning Valley Light (Hand-printed cyanotype, 18 x 24 inches)
Morning Valley Light (Hand-printed cyanotype, 18 x 24 inches)

Morning Valley Light (Hand-printed cyanotype, 18 x 24 inches)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

Unframed. New from 2023. This is an original, hand-printed original cyanotype photograph on heavy cotton watercolor paper. Just one of 10 prints were made. Four have sold. Only six...

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2010s Realist Christine So

Materials

Photogram

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Find a wide variety of authentic Christine So art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Christine So in photogram, paper, rag paper and more. Not every interior allows for large Christine So art, so small editions measuring 18 inches across are available. Christine So art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $250 and tops out at $800, while the average work can sell for $250.