Ruth Hamill Ruth Hamill is a visual artist working across painting, printmaking and collage to explore transience in contemporary life through pervasive symbols such as ocean waves and cut flowers.
With Eucalyptus, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum paper, 30x44 inches (#225)

With Eucalyptus, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum paper, 30x44 inches (#225)

With Tulips, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum paper, 44x30 inches, (#214)

With Tulips, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum paper, 44x30 inches, (#214)

With Calla Lilies, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum paper,  30x44 inches (#223)

With Calla Lilies, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum paper, 30x44 inches (#223)

With Freesia, cyanotype photogram on Twin Rocker handmade paper, 22x15 inches (#268)

With Freesia, cyanotype photogram on Twin Rocker handmade paper, 22x15 inches (#268)

With Heather, cyanotype photogram on Revere platinum paper, 44x30 inches (#218)

With Heather, cyanotype photogram on Revere platinum paper, 44x30 inches (#218)

With Sunflowers, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum paper, 30x22 inches (#243)

With Sunflowers, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum paper, 30x22 inches (#243)

With Lily Buds, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum, 30x22 inches (#231)

With Lily Buds, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum, 30x22 inches (#231)

With Black Eyed Susans from the Yard, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum Paper, 44x30 inches (#209)

With Black Eyed Susans from the Yard, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum Paper, 44x30 inches (#209)

With Gerbera, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum paper, 30x44 inches (#228)

With Gerbera, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum paper, 30x44 inches (#228)

With Campanella and Freesia, cyanotype photogram on Arches Platine paper, 30x22 inches, (#247)

With Campanella and Freesia, cyanotype photogram on Arches Platine paper, 30x22 inches, (#247)

With Asiatic Lilies, cyanotype photogram on Arches Platine paper, 30x22 inches (#246)

With Asiatic Lilies, cyanotype photogram on Arches Platine paper, 30x22 inches (#246)

With Cushion Flowers, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platine paper, 30x44 inches (#227)

With Cushion Flowers, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platine paper, 30x44 inches (#227)

With Yarrow, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum paper, 30x44 inches (#229)

With Yarrow, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum paper, 30x44 inches (#229)

Vase with Calla Lilies, cyanotype photogram on Twin Rocker paper, 20x16 inches (#264)

Vase with Calla Lilies, cyanotype photogram on Twin Rocker paper, 20x16 inches (#264)

With Craspedia, cyanotype photogram on Arches Platine paper, 30x44 inches (#230)

With Craspedia, cyanotype photogram on Arches Platine paper, 30x44 inches (#230)

With Mums, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum paper, 30x44 inches (#220)

With Mums, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum paper, 30x44 inches (#220)

With Gardenia, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum paper, 44x30 inches (#213)

With Gardenia, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum paper, 44x30 inches (#213)

With Flying Yard Flowers, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum paper, 44x30 inches, (#210)

With Flying Yard Flowers, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum paper, 44x30 inches, (#210)

Just Sunflowers II, cyanotype photogram on Arches Platine paper, 32x20 inches (#236)

Just Sunflowers II, cyanotype photogram on Arches Platine paper, 32x20 inches (#236)

With Gladiola, cyanotype photogram on Arches Platine paper,  44x30 inches, 2022

With Gladiola, cyanotype photogram on Arches Platine paper, 44x30 inches, 2022

With Buds, cyanotype photogram on Twin Rocker paper, 20x16 inches (#277)

With Buds, cyanotype photogram on Twin Rocker paper, 20x16 inches (#277)

Cut Vase with Cut Flowers, cyanotype photogram on Twin Rocker paper, 22x9 inches (#274)

Cut Vase with Cut Flowers, cyanotype photogram on Twin Rocker paper, 22x9 inches (#274)

Vase With Dying Tulips, cyanotype photogram on Twin Rocker paper, 15x22 inches (#266)

Vase With Dying Tulips, cyanotype photogram on Twin Rocker paper, 15x22 inches (#266)

Vase With Tulips Just Before Petals Fall,  cyanotype photogram on Twin Rocker paper, 16.5x21.5 inches (#262)

Vase With Tulips Just Before Petals Fall, cyanotype photogram on Twin Rocker paper, 16.5x21.5 inches (#262)

With Tiny Carnations, cyanotype photogram on Arches Platine, 44x30 inches (#208)

With Tiny Carnations, cyanotype photogram on Arches Platine, 44x30 inches (#208)

Just Tulips I, cyanotype photogram on Twin Rocker, 30x18 inches (#250)

Just Tulips I, cyanotype photogram on Twin Rocker, 30x18 inches (#250)

With Tall Vase of Sunflowers, cyanotype photogram on Revere Plat paper, 30x22 inches (#243)

With Tall Vase of Sunflowers, cyanotype photogram on Revere Plat paper, 30x22 inches (#243)

With Single Spider Mum, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum paper, 22x30 inches (#251)

With Single Spider Mum, cyanotype photogram on Revere Platinum paper, 22x30 inches (#251)

Working outside using only the sun’s UV rays, fast-wilting flowers, glass vases and large format paper that I chemically treated, I created a series of cyanotype photograms that give the illusion of still life. Each piece encapsulates a moment in time and seals it.