Group Art Project
Group Art Project – at a campground we stayed at this winter, one of the local artist ask me if I would help her with a project she wanted to do. Which would involve having a dozen people help with the project. I said sure, sounds like fun.
So, step one. She drew on a piece of paper her idea of a painting she wanted to do. The photo below shows her rough draft of a bridge in the background, some of the local birds, water, sand, sea grass. She asked me if I could put all these items onto a photos that can be printed.
I made the print below. It is just what she was thinking about. I used photos that I had taken and made a composite of all the images into one.
I then applied grid lines to the image and printed a 20×30 copy. She cut the image into the 6×6 squares I made and had the volunteers pick a square, they in turn painted that square onto a 6×6 piece of canvas.
They wanted me to paint one, and I am not a painter at all. So I chose the top left square that only had some clouds in it.
The top left square in this picture below is my attempt to paint the piece I chose. This was actually a very fun project. The idea is that the final art piece will look more like a mosaic piece of art. The teacher of the project said she did not want the painted pieces to be perfect. It was just for fun.
Below is the final piece of art. 24 different people painted the squares. This project is now hanging in the club house at the campground. I am glad I was able to make the template for the project to bring this idea to life.
Group Art Project
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34 Replies to “Group Art Project”
What a fun group project and an impressive outcome!
Thank you very much Beth. ☺️
You are so talented with your photography and your skills in Photoshop. I’m glad you were able to help her out. What a fun collaboration!
Thank you very much Emilie, I sure enjoyed making the template for them.
This is such a wonderful idea!! It turned out beautifully.
This sounds like so much fun. Wow!! 🤣🙃😎
It was, it took awhile to do but the end results was pretty cool.
This is really great, Sandra. A great idea. I think of many people working together for the Lord in which each one participates in a meaningful way instead of only being observers or spectators. Each does his or her best and enjoys it. One cannot do anything wrong. Each accomplishment as part of the “puzzle”—the community group effort—is perceived as necessary and good. I believe God sees all sincere people who are seeking to do their part well to make the total project a success as equally vital. This particular project turned out great and will hopefully inspire all who see it. Congratulations to all.
And as it turns out, after getting the opportunity, you ARE a painter! Happy travels
So true RJ, there is a lesson to be learned in everything we do. This project was so much fun. Ringing together a variety of people which gave us all an opportunity to meet some new folks as well. Have a wonderful day RJ.
wow… nice!
Thank you very much Greg.
This sounds like a fun project – you were smart to create it!
Thank you Linda. 😊
I love it!!
It was very fun to do. 😊
Wonderful project, from beginning to end ! Great work on Photoshop, Sandra !
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Thank you very much Francine, it was a challenge, but we pulled it off as a group.
Oh WOW… what a beautiful project and artwork Sandra.. LOVE it… so clever.. xxx
Thank you very much Sue. ☺️
Lovely!
Thank you Mary 😊
Looks like a fun time for all, and so interesting to look at the process and final result!
Yes, the woman that came up with the idea is a painter. She can draw anything. I don’t have that talent at all. ☺️
You are a great artist. Photos and drawings.
Thank you very much, I appreciate that.
This one is totally interesting Sandra. Is this a new adventure?
Yes, it is a campground we spend a couple of months at every winter and some of the ladies do art projects, one woman was an art teacher back in the day. So she is the one that wanted to try this paint project. They needed a template and asked me if I could come up with something. They want to do another bird scene next year. It is the snow bird club. ☺️
It really came out great Sandra!
This is a great idea. To be part of a group of 24 and produce a painting which is one whole to look at and remember the contribution is special. Glad you enjoyed your part.
Thank you very much, it sure was a fun project.
That is astounding for all the different people that took part! But what a great idea for a future project at my next campground! First off, how did you come up with the original image, a computer generated creation? And then to find 26 talented people to paint each square??? It’s miraculous really!
It was so fun Kim and I love the results. I put the photo print together from different photos I had taken of the area, and I did it all in photoshop. I started with a photo of just the landscape with the bridge in the back at sunset. Then I added the birds by cutting them out of another photo and pasting them onto the landscape photo. I used a dolphin photo I found on the internet and did the same thing. Cut and paste. The photo does not have to be perfect, it is just the template so the folks can use each square as their guide. You will have fun with it. 🙂
This is a really neat idea for several people to collaborate on a painting 🙂
It was so fun Dave, and that we got to hang it up in the club house for everyone to enjoy is nice.