Right before the spring semester started, I proposed an idea to a friend of mine about doing a collaborative piece; two artists represented in one composition. He took the bait and after deciding on the surface, painting to-and-fro, late nights, and last-minute mailings, the piece was finished.

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It was a great exercise for us both! From my end, I chose to go a more figurative route, because that’s a pretty easy/big bone to throw at another painter. I think Bill did a great job introducing several other mediums to the same space, in a somewhat homogeneous way. Me and Bill have plans for the future, the most immediate being a second attempt at collaboration on a bigger surface.

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This summer, I’ll be looking for at least one or two more artists to collaborate with; the birthing of the series I’m calling Shared Space.

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Bill Bacarella is a painting BFA currently attending SAIC. Support him and observe his work by checking out his website.

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…Look at what I got!

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My grandpa John Van Loon, owner of many fine analog cameras, has passed this equipment onto me. This might be the tool that propels me back into photography, which I have been missing as of late. My grandpa was a career technical illustrator back in the day, and I’m hoping in a future update I can share some of his work with you. Some things run in the family.

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To check out some of my film and digital photographic work, visit my Flickr page.