Saturday, September 18, 2010

Page 2, Part 2



Yeah, yeah, I know, I know, I've taken an enormous amount of time to return this one. Raena has forgiven me though. This is my addition - a big band. I toyed with the idea of a flamenco guitarist, and then of having her stand in front of a mirror (but why would she do that - she'd be facing away!). Then I had the idea of the big band as being the most interesting possibility for the space. My Most Valuable Critic (MVP) felt it didn't match, given her costume, but I figure the big band can play a piece that would make a singer or dancer dress up that way, right? I enjoyed trying to make each musician unique - in different positions, with varied looks.

I did this a little differently. Generally I ink first, but I first had the idea that I wouldn't ink at all. So I drew in pencil, and then used watercolor in a way that it could stand on its own. It was okay, but my MVP felt it needed ink, and she was right (she usually is - don't tell her). It is much better that way.

Raena was worried about the arm (see the last post). I think the problem was, believe it or not, the armpit! So I moved it in. The original line is now the side of the conductor. Did you notice, by the way, the beautiful molding of the arm with the colors Raena used? It is beautiful to behold - so well done. I also made two other minor changes - I added hair to the back of the head, and whitened the teeth just a touch.

It was interesting to paint on the multi-colored background - thank you Raena for challenging me! I believe that it gives the whole page a festive feel.

I don't think the page is done yet, though - so Raena, it's up to you!

21 comments:

  1. Well done... the band makes the raised arm make sense now... she's dancing... you are both so talented. This is fun to watch, I do hope you'll keep going, can't wait to see what's next.

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  2. Put a big smile on my face there Dan =) love what you did!
    Oh by the way, the card's sent on Thursday, you should be getting it within next week

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  3. This is so cool! I'm glad this tandem project is being continued. I really like this picture. I think it could equally have been painted by one person, it's so "resonant/in tune" (not sure which word I'm looking for, but you get the point I guess). I love how you turned her armpit into the silhouette of a man! *g*

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  4. Nice one Dan....I'd like to see her dancing in the next one

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  5. This is almost scary they way you two complement one another. Great idea for a collaboration. I'm in a group that we pass around the sketch book so I think I might borrow your idea and ask the next person to finish one of my sketches. I'll keep ya posted!

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  6. I like to see how you put these together. The bandmemebers are great with all their different expressions.

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  7. This is such a great project! I love how both of your painting styles compliment each other's so perfectly. It's fascinating to see the process that takes place to complete each artwork. Very creative, and really fun to be able to watch how each of the pieces plays out.

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  8. This is a fun one, that's for sure! I love the start Raena did, and your additions are perfect. Can't wait for the next version! nancy

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  9. Well done, Dan! I especially like the name of the band! :D This one is going to be tough to finish!

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  10. Oh, this is fantastic. Great collaboration and creativity.

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  11. Well I am just in total AWE!!! Love everything. The band characters, so well done, the armpit resolution, perfect, the festive feel.
    You two just blow me away with your talent!

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  12. Wow,fantastic works!!
    Both of you are a great artists, no doubt! :D

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  13. Nancy took the words right out of my mouth, um fingers! Fun is the only word I know to describe this project and the sketches.

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  14. This is great. I truly hope your band research included some actual dancing. I love following this project.

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  16. Love it - your images work fantastically together. This is such an inspiring project - I really look forward to the next installment!

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  17. I like what you two are doing here! I'm wondering if the same sort of exchange would work with words between writers/poets? Why not? The advantage of words, of course, is that the "exchangees" wouldn't have to depend on the postal service, but could do a back-and-forth via e-mail. Just thinking here...

    Thanks for stimulating my thoughts!

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  18. It was a lot of fun to look through this blog--love the collaboration!

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  19. Wow...good to see this still going so strong!

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