#5 of 30. 3 x 3 in. mixed media on canvas. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.
#6 of 30. 3 x 3 in. mixed media on canvas. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.
Mini canvas, gesso, palette knife. Watercolor, Jaune yellow, green-gold, turquoise. Indigo Pitt pen, white paint pen. Texture sheets, fan brush, fingers.
Needs… something. Yellow.
#7 of 30. 3 x 3 in. mixed media on canvas. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.
#8 of 30. 3 x 3 in. mixed media on canvas. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.
Painted seven tonight. Three are OK. Two are hideous. (Not shown here) I am cringing just thinking about clicking the post button. But the work is done. Hours put in towards my 10,000. I did have fun. I am really enjoying my new palette! YAY!
Part of the “getting things on the walls” project was this huge canvas. It has had a few lives. The last was partly covered up with ugly, muddy, leftover colors. Finally, I covered the yuck. Didn’t think I had enough Naples yellow so I added some white.
I still don’t know what I want to do with this canvas. And I have been thinking on it for three years, at least. A floral? A Mingus? An abstract landscape? Have to say, I really like it this way. Ha!
Don’t eat yellow snow.
Family from out-of-town this weekend. Might not post again until next week. Have fun!
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! So different from your usual work! Can’t choose a favorite! Have a great time with family! That is a huge canvas! Go abstract!
Ha ha ha 🙂 I knew you would have something to say about these Carol. Thank you, Thank you, Thank You 🙂
Great post and you are a brave artist! If we don’t push our boundaries and go wandering into unknown territory I think we are robbing ourselves of that ‘aha’ moment. All those great yellows, beautiful textures and layering. My favourite is #7 – love how the ‘grey’ you added pushes the main composition forward. As for ‘Don’t Eat Yellow Snow’ – #1….good advice, and #2….I love the layers on this one as well – lots of beautiful depth and movement! Awesome Sheila – take care and enjoy your weekend.
He he he, thank you Janet! The grey is a dark indigo Pitt, soft brush pen. I scribbled it on, and then wiped it off with my fingers. I do like the soft textures it produced 😉 Thanks so much for sharing your interpretation with me. I see it that way now 😉
As for yellow, I think there were four colors visible on it. A steel blue, warm brown, dark brown and white. And I had just spread them on with a knife to cover the old painting. So there is some movement in the under layers that might be influencing the yellow. Glad y ou like it, Ha ha 🙂
Nelvia beat me to it … of course the answer is you. Most famous artists have loads of experiments that are stepping stones on the way to the million dollar pieces. With abstract there is no right or wrong, there is someone that loves every one of them, but the million dollar ones speak to more people. As for the 36” mellow yellow, it’s gorgeous, but needs to be seen in context. Did you hang it yet? I would love to know what your parents think about it. My sister has a giant unpainted Canvas on her wall. She calls it a minimalist work.
Ha ha ha, I love that you can imagine these being stepping stones to a million dollar painting! Awesome!
Not wrong, just.. at the time I was uninspired, and I was painting without a clear idea. Tired and under the gu n. Not a great combination, LOL 🙂
Yellow is on the wall. It fits the space. I had it behind my chair, sitting on the floor. But if I had hung it on that wall, It would always be behind me. I want to see color, LOL. I have a pillow, and duvet cover that are the same shade, and I find that color very calming. Warms the cool light in the room.
Neither of them have really commented on it. Mom looked at it like, “You aren’t going to leave it that way, right?”. Ha ha ha ha.
I will share more photos soon…
Thanks for your kind, inspiring appraisals Sea!
You are the most fearless among us and inspire us to reach beyond our usual materials. For some reason this collection brings to mind musical compositions, especially #5 and #8. #8 I can actually hear, I swear. It’s a crescendo. #5 is lyrical.
Laurelle this is such an awesome interpretation, muchas gracias mi amiga!
My Father is a musician, guitar. My brother plays drums and guitar. My mother and I sing. Well, I sang. Can’t with this cough. LOL 🙂 I played guitar in jr. high. So, all this just to say that it is lovely to hear I am making music with my art. Ha ha ha ha.
Thank you my friend, for showing me the beauty you see in these. I can see it now!! I was going to wash off the watercolor, paint over the rest and start again. But I couldn’t possibly now. 😉
Thank you Laurelle!
I like the first painting but the rest are too yellow for me – lol. I have one of those big canvases just waiting for inspiration – and time. Have a good weekend Sheila!
Ha ha ha so happy to know I am not alone in my, indecision 🙂 Maybe we should just hang it on the wall and throw colors at it. LOL, Nelvia said the same. We three could have a get together and make a day of it 😉 Ha ha ha. A big canvas paint off, LOL.
The white of the canvas was too bright for me last night, but I can see where I went overboard trying to warm things up. LOL
Enjoy Val 😉
I do love your abstract paintings, # 7 is my favorite it really pulls you in and makes you want to explore it more.
Wow, thank you Lana 🙂 LOve your tea towels!!
I too like the don’t eat yellow snow.
The others are interesting with a different feeling. So much movement. So glad you had fun playing. Enjoy your weekend
Calming isn’t it Christine? Talk to you soon. Keep playing 😉
What a fun post, Sheila ! Your little paintings make me happy ! Love the colors and the marks!
Have a great week end!
Oh that is awesome to hear Martine 🙂 Your bouquet has brightened my days too 🙂
Well girlfriend, you are making it easy on us to reply!!! We appreciate you and your dedication to this project. You went far afield and I like it, I like it. I like the new palette too. And I like the abstract way these went. Doesn’t it just do something nice inside to just let it go? These aren’t hideous at all, just different from your usual simplicity and structure. But each has its own movement and energy. It’s a tie between the first and last as to my favorite. Hmmm, big canvas, got one of those myself and not really sure what the heck to do with it. Enjoy your guests and we’ll be waiting for you!!!
Ha ha ha, thank you for that Nelvia 😉 It was fun to just do it, and let go. I did not have time to contemplate or layout a design. I just had to get it done. LOL 🙂 I am so glad you can see more in these 🙂
Ha ha ha, maybe we should plan a painting party to finish our big canvas 🙂 I don’t know why I am so afraid of “ruining” it. I can always paint over it if I muck it up. LOL 🙂 Have fun Nelvia!
Sheila, great idea to play with these little 3×3″ canvases. I love your willingness to post no matter what, cringe though you might at times in so doing, and your take on always moving along towards your 10,000 hours. I am even more fascinated than usual looking at these pieces, following my recent foray into watercolors. Do you use your texture sheets with watercolors??? What size is your three-year-old ‘huge’ canvas? Enjoy your family from out of town : )
Oh Duh, and I did measure it while writing the post, LOL 🙂 About 36 inches Dotty.
I was at a loss for what to paint, so I reached for the sheets. I did use watercolor. Thicker consistency. I knew it would not give a full, solid impression.
Happy creating to you Dotty 🙂