During my reading time, I found the Hudson Valley Sketcher blog by Jamie Williams Grossman. She spent some time doing some Light Fastness Tests, where she showed how effective (or not) various "Light Fast" inks are during actual real world tests. For example, following photo shows what happens to ink that's exposed to sunlight for five months. Yikes!
Clearly it will be important to use glass or acrylic in frames that block UV light. This will help avoid this degradation over time. It won't eliminate it. As a result, I will need to focus on more light fast inks. The good news is that she found some that did stand up well.
So, a definite shout out to Jamie for sharing her work and knowledge. It helps all of us be better at what we enjoy doing.
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