CARADON PAINTINGS
WHO IS CARADON?
Joining Efforts to Create Paintings
Donna Beverly and Carolee Clark have been painting together weekly since 2000. One September day in 2007, they decided to swap paintings. Donna chose one of Carolee's paintings and Carolee chose one of Donna's to work on. That afternoon they worked into the early evening, so excited about the process of working on a painting that the other had started.
They decided to create a new series and have an introductory show. Each artist would start a painting, then they would switch and continue painting. At each stage, the artist would have complete freedom to change and work on the painting in any manner they wished. When the work is nearing completion, both artists would work more closely together until they agreed that it is finished and at a very high quality, allowing the Caradon signature.
This process is pushing the artists outside of their comfort zone, to use techniques and color combinations that were unfamiliar, to analyze what is important to them in their and the other artist's work, and to communicate this information.
