Sunflowers Postcard. Watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado
Here I go again!
Sonya Versluys invited me to take part in her annual Artistic Whispers postcard exchange. We have exchanged cards in the L.Y.A. swap for a few years now. Sonya is a wonderfully talented Photographer and writer.
Sonya mentioned that the exchange has mostly photographers. This made me want to do something extra special. So I tried a new for me technique. And I really enjoyed the process. Working wet on wet. Really wet. I soaked the paper front and back. Then patted the front surface to remove excess water.
The really cool part is that as this was a small piece, 4 x 6, the water acted like glue. The paper stuck to the small OLFA cutting mat I sometimes use to paint on. Worked as well as taping! Which I rarely do by the way. The paper stayed wet throughout.
I was happy with this painting. But as it was the “first”, I thought I would try again. The colors faded a bit, and I did not think to go back in with more layers before the paper had dried.
Sunflowers 2. Watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado
Well, I succeeded on getting stronger colors. But turns out, I like the first one better. Feels less contrived. I do like parts of this second piece, so as a learning experience it gets an A.
Signed and sealed.
This time I was smart. I printed my greeting on the cards instead of hand writing it.
My cards are printed and trimmed, and the envelope is ready to go. Two weeks before the deadline, don’t know how I managed that!
UPPERCASE Newsletter
All About YOU: the Super Bowl of Surface Pattern.
Thrilled to announce that I am included in this weekend’s UPPERCASE newsletter All About YOU on Pattern Designers and Surtex. The Surtex convention starts tomorrow in New York City. My design, A midsummer’s night, is on the left. You can take a look at all the terrific designers in the newsletter.
Thank you Janine!
Congratulations and best wishes to all the artists attending Surtex!
Happy weekend everyone!
Congratulations on being featured in their newsletter! Think how many people will now be more aware of the work you do. So cool.
Love the postcards..fun to read about the process and look at the differences. Have fun in the swap…you must have quite a big collection of art postcards now >
Thank you Corinna 🙂 I was excited about it! I am looking forward to this swap, it’s new for me 🙂 I may not be able to do any extra swaps though, we will see. Depends on where we are in the move. Happy creating to you Corinna 🙂
Wishing you a smooth move, Sheila. All the best,
Corinna
Thanks a bunch Corinna 🙂
Hi Sheila, Congrats! Boy, you are a busy and prolific girl. I remember those days (haha) for me, too. Now a different kind of busy. I love the looser one, too, and your description “contrived” is exactly what I need to remember sometimes. When I go off of my intuition and paint like I think I should, contrived is what it seems. Have fun with your new project!
Thanks for that Laurie 🙂 Yup, I was trying, and trying TOO hard, LOL. Happy painting to you 🙂
Sheila, hats off to you for your impressive get up and go—here you are participating in another postcard swap just seconds after completing the last one! I love the one you chose to print; it has a dreamier quality about it, is looser, and has a stronger “pull.”
Congrats on being included in UPPERCASE! Thanks for the link : )
Thank you Dotty 🙂 When I signed up it seemed ages away, but it did come up quick. Glad to know you think the card is eye catching 🙂 Loved your cards today 🙂
I like the first one too Sheila – isn’t it fun to experiment? Congrats on being in the Newsletter! You are such a busy girl.
Glad you like it Val 🙂 It is fun, and fun to learn new things! Thanks for dropping by 🙂