We began by meeting at a thrift store 10 minutes before closing, choosing out the right size of frame and print for our project, and the process began.
This mom had a vision and was great at communicating it to me. She sent 3 images via email to me to show the style she envisioned, as well as colors. "J" knew he wanted to paint a city scene, and mom knew what she wanted that night sky to look like. Emailing images before paint sessions is very helpful for me to understand what you want the finished product to look like...so I felt pretty confident we could create something ideal for mom!
We met briefly one afternoon for "J" to draw some skyscrapers for me. I wanted to understand his level before we started the painting process. I knew from this first meeting that "J" would be fun to work with. He is super conversational, and totally makes himself at home, which I love! He is also very observant, walking around and pointing out pictures in my house he saw on-line. Very cute!
After the sky, "J" pencil sketched the skyscrapers. We took some time to view images together on-line and he really loved the silloutte image that resembled the Seattle Space Needle, as you can see in his final picture! That is what I love about working with these artists...they have a vision too!
I helped him with adding a dimensional look to the buildings and we also worked on adding the lit up windows to the painting. Our final addition was a touch of red (per mom's request), on top of the buildings and splashes in them as well.
And after about 1 1/2 hours, the painting was completed. I then, repainted the frame and re-set everything for them to pick up later. Beautiful job "J"! I have a feeling we'll be creating a new art masterpiece sometime soon!
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