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Sea Gods Artist Collaboration with Judy Boardman a.k.a. artsygoddess part I
In the past, I've always hesitated to do any kind of artist collaboration because I found that it was filled with conflict but I realize that was a product of our maturity or lack of it...

As with my art, I think I've grown more mature and I think it shows in this collaboration with the very talented artsygoddess  I'm delighted with how it turned out and I hope she is too!



Judy illustrated her beautiful original drawing on a really heavy piece of watercolour paper.  It was very thick like cardboard and was very textured with lots of "tooth".  I've never painted or drawn on such good quality paper before and I think this is why I hesitated for so long before I actually got down to starting my half of the collaboration which is the painting part of the delicate drawing.

I really didn't want to mess this up.  First of all, it's another person's original artwork!!!  I was very nervous that I would "wreck" it somehow with my inexperience.  Second, it's a damn fine drawing!  If I goofed, then the drawing might not even be saved... you can see how concerned I was!  And third, well, it's on nice paper so I certainly didn't want to ruin the investment Judy has put in me.  Both her amazing talent, artwork, generous materials, and most of all her time.

It's hard to tell from the crappy scan but the lines are quite delicate and soft.  There's a lot of movement in the hair and underwater foliage.  I think this compliments her pose very well and I like how her tail's texture contrasts against her figure.  I like Judy's composition too and how the cave's opening frames the whole setting.  Little details like the coral and fish add to the magic and sets the tone for how all the figures relate to each other... it seems like everyone is kinda minding their own business in another lovely day in the underwater fantasy world of Judy Boardman.  All the character's expressions are quite serene and I wanted to evoke that same kind of feeling with colour.  It's like a distant and soft admiration of fantasy.

Anyways part II next...

still trying to catch up...