Ever had one of those brilliant midnight ideas and let it drift away? Well, painter Susan Cornelis had one and made it a reality, that rare bird, a painting collaboration. Encouraged by B.L.T., the collaborative project of Lisa Beerntsen, Tony Spiers, and Bob Stang, Susan asked me to be her partner in an a collaborative painting series with abstracted themes.
We began on Saturday in Susan’s studio. Making it up as we went along, we decided to start with smaller paper pieces to get a feel for a larger series on canvas. Here’s a start by Susan Cornelis:
As you can see, the starts were so beautiful it felt very risky presuming to “finish” them! I “finished” the start you see above with this version below.
Here’s another one of Susan’s brilliant starts:
And my finish below:
A secret: this kind of painting is addicting, riveting, and fun. To see more of the project, including a few of my starts and Susan’s finishes, visit Susan’s blog, Conversations with the Muse. Cooperators are standing by, so more to come.
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I just visited Susan’s blog to see more and it looks like there is nothing there yet, but it looks like the two of you had fun.
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Susan will be posting more today. We did 6 paintings using the back-and-forth process. Wild! We’re developing a process as we go.
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What a fun project, and you are both such wonderful artists, only wonderful things could come of the collaboration!
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Thanks, Darlene, for the compliment. It was very interesting to note that we always thought the other artist’s work, whether beginnings or finishes, was better than our own. It’s hard to see your own work clearly. Having another set of eyes at hand was invaluable.
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I love the palette of gold and gray and black. Sophisticated color choices.
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