Blue Sky Collaboration-My Day 4

© Ellen Blonder and Lisa Blonder Ohlenkamp

I'm probably done for now. I've added details to the newly-lightened bricks, sharpened some of the clouds in the sky.
Detail of the center of the painting is shown below. The painting doesn't feel quite finished, but I need to set it aside and think about what else it might need.

© Ellen Blonder and Lisa Blonder Ohlenkamp

Blue Sky Collaboration-My Day 3

© Ellen Blonder and Lisa Blonder Ohlenkamp

The scene is taking shape. I have to add the mortar between the bricks, details to the inside of the archway, and smooth the transition between the scene inside the arch and the sky below it.

Blue Sky Collaboration-My Day 2

© Ellen Blonder and Lisa Blonder Ohlenkamp

I'm starting to paint in the brick wall and arch, but don't expect it to cover much more of the sky than it has on the left. I'm glad to have finally settled on a direction (see posts below). The archway view is something Lisa and I experienced together in Rome.

Blue Sky Collaboration-Possible Influence

© Ellen Blonder

I'm considering floating a mountain in the sky (see yesterday's post) of my current collaborative painting with my daughter Lisa. Contours of mountains and hills have fascinated me for a long time; evidence here is a 30 x 30-inch canvas I painted in my early 20s, not long after my first visit to Hawaii. I liked the way the four sections of mountains turned out, but the center of the painting has always bothered me. I may revisit this with my paints and a fresh perspective once the other painting is done.

Blue Sky Collaboration-My Day 1

© Ellen Blonder and Lisa Blonder Ohlenkamp

I finally decided to stop worrying and just throw some paint on Lisa's canvas (see explanation in August 27 post) . It feels very strange to add to someone else's artwork, even my own daughter's, and to change her original intent. Beyond trying to match colors and mood, I realized we have very different hands in applying paint. I did feel like I had to cover the white canvas before I could think further about what else to add. I'm debating on whether to carry on with Lisa's Magritte influence somehow.