Sea and Sand. 6 x 6 watercolor on 140 cold press paper. © 2014 Sheila Delgado
I finished painting early today. Had visions of going to bed early too, but it didn’t happen. Here are three pieces I worked on. Works in progress. Beginnings.
Just playing with paint, trying to create textures like the background in Day 23. Yellow ochre and indigo were calling me. I am counting this as my painting for today, but I don’t think it is in any way finished. Maybe I can add a bird, birds on the shore, or some sunlight reflecting. Hmmm…
Each of these came out looking like a landscape, but I wasn’t thinking of any in particular. The first column is how I painted them.
Works in progress. watercolor on 140 lb. cold press paper.
When I scanned them in, I rotated each of them, to see if an idea would jump out at me. Does anything come to mind for you?
You can see, I painted the first one with the yellow as a sky, but it did not work as well as flipping it upside down. Duh, this works better as sand than sky.
The one in the middle, I think might be a total loss. This last one crashed and burned. I liked it the best, so that was a bummer.
Looking at them lined up like this, I got the idea to do a cheater quilt in these colors for my Spoonflower shop. So that was one good thing that came from goofing around.
I may not have finished the day with a painting, but I did play with color, and texture. I did not focus on an end result. So I can call it a play day, and give myself a yellow ochre star for letting go!
Hey, is today Friday? Woo-whoo! Only two more days until Downton! Happy Friday!
Leslie Saeta’s 30 Painting in 30 Days Challenge
I love all of these. The ones at the bottom look like they have a crackle to them, do they? I love the color combination, too. Isn’t it great just playing around and letting the painting tell you what it wants to be? I love that!
Thanks so much Jaime
I painted those line in and then painted over them. I love how that turned out as well. I tried to recreate it on Day 25, but it may just have been a happy accident. Gonna keep trying. 
thanks so much for visiting!
I too see a quilt with all these pieces in a 9 patch grid. An impressionist art quilt, perhaps. Thank you again for all of your help yesterday.
You are welcome Pam. let me know when you are ready to do more.
Hope your painting is going well this weekend 
Wow! Sea and Sand is absolutely Stunning! It truly reminds me of the Washington and/or Oregon coast with all the beautiful rock formations you created on the right. That sparkling water is beautiful. I honestly believe this one would have to be my all time favorite in this 30 in 30!! You have truly captured a very serene landscape! Congratulations. Have a wonderful weekend, and enjoy the next 30 in 30 days!
Thanks so much Joan. It was a very happy accident. I might have to think about always painting water upside down, ha ha ha
Hope you have a happy painting weekend too!