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Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Collaboration

A few weeks ago, in a burst of artistic fervor, I suggested to my online friend Carol we should exchange background pages to see what the other would do with them.
I ♥♥♥LOVE♥♥♥ her background pages….and as you know from this blog I am ‘background impaired’!

So…..we created and mailed our respective pages. She even sent me a finished piece on one of my backgrounds! I just adore her ‘girls’! They have such soul. 
Isn’t she sweet?

As an added bonus she made a tiny sketchbook from one of my backgrounds adding Khadi paper inside for me to play with. It even has a dangly bead! 

I took her papers and propped them up on my easel so I could ‘ruminate’ on them before taking pen to paper. As they sat on the easel I became more and more apprehensive about ruining them.
Sooooo…..I scanned them into the computer, opened one on Tabley and played in Sketchbook Pro. That way I could try out different ideas without messing up the original! Plus I can use them over and over!

This is the first one. Isn't it YUMMY? 
From this.....
To THIS!
Here is my first attempt. I like how working on a piece started by someone else pushed me out of my usual style. 
(She reminds me of an old friend, I call her 'Ginny'.)

6 comments:

  1. Oh, what great and inspiring collaboration, you're so talented, both of you!!

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  2. How fun to collaborate, and wonderful goodies you got in return. The little book is so cute. I like your idea of trying things out on a copy first. Ginny turned out great. She looks like the kind of friend you can lean on.

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  3. BOTH of you did a fantastic job with your collaborative pieces! Bravo!

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  4. Great to see her in all her glory.I can see now how you've picked her out of the original background. I can't wait to see what you do next.

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  5. What a great way to paint and collaborate with someone. I love the finished work. Hope you both do more of these in the future for us all to enjoy seeing (no pressure) ;)

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  6. What a fun piece! I read Carol's blog last week and saw what she did with your great idea of drawing different parts and putting them together. You two are very inspiring!

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