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Free-for-all-Friday is here early this week. With a little help. I've wanted to try out what another painter does. He's Dave DeVries and he runs Monster Engine. He takes children's drawings and turns them into paintings. He asks kids to make monsters and then takes it to another artistic level. I'm not into monsters but love'd the transformative idea. To see what I mean here's some of his work.
Well, you can see where I'm going with this. One mom sent in her kid's drawings this week after I asked. I didn't ask for monsters because I didn't want to do that. I didn't know what I'd get or how I'd do any transformation. I figured I'd just see what happened. That's what Free-for-all-Friday is all about - collaborative experimentation. This is nothing like I usually do but here you go... Eliza & my painting.
When I saw Eliza's drawing I just loved it. (Thanks Eliza for letting me experiment with your artwork.) It was perfect on it's own but I was excited to try this transformation out. I kept faithful to her drawing but added color and a story. I call the painting Me & the Moon - Our Midnight Celebration. Since I just ended my 50th birthday celebration last week this just seemed fitting. The photo's a little dark since it wasn't that light out this morning when I took it.
I kept the same dark color palette DeVries uses. The only thing I wish I did differently was to put a face on that moon. Which I leave the right to go back and do. This doesn't look like anything I normally do but it was such fun. I may have to try this again sometime. Do you think I should?
5 Comments
Jessie
9/7/2012 09:15:41 am
I love it! Wish my baby was here to submit a drawing!
Amber Galbraith
9/8/2012 02:41:46 am
Picture all of my children huddled around the computer monitor as I read this post to them and show them the pictures. Because that's what happened. And Eliza is just buzzing with joy over the finished product, not to mention the joint art credit. Now they're all scattered around the house, working on more drawings. Some want to try the drawing-to-painting themselves, some are hoping you'll do another round of similar awesomeness.
Maybe it's the mom in me but I got teary eyed at your kids so happy and wanting to be more creative. Actually being creative. I love the idea that they want to try to do the drawing to a painting. That's actually the real life art process. (Tell George I really wanted to make his little person drawing into the tooth fairy, that's how I saw it.) Kudos for you for being such an involved mom!
Sarah Galbraith
9/8/2012 06:42:40 am
LOVE it!! What a fun idea! My kids would love to send something in too!! I say YES, keep doing this! So fun! Leave a Reply. |
