Day 20 Of The 30-Day Creative Gathering

Day 20, FEB C.G., 8 x 8, watercolor on paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.

I have to admit, I have had a hard time getting started each day. Seems I think about what to paint, longer than it takes for me to actually paint. Haha. Indecision. Not procrastination. I have a folder full of images, cacti, that I would like to paint. I just have a hard time deciding.

I guess that’s not a bad problem to have. I would like to start earlier. And finish before midnight. Tonight I set a goal for myself. To complete the piece in 2 hours. I wasn’t sure I could. I haven’t been timing myself. I stop for breaks and get distracted. Sometimes. But I sat down to work and didn’t stop until I was done. I had 2 minutes to spare.

Did you know cactus spines are actually highly modified leaves? This helps to prevent water loss from the surface of a leaf. The spines can also provide shade for the cactus and reduce airflow around the plant.

I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent; curiosity, obsession, and dogged endurance,
combined with self-criticism have brought me to my ideas.
Albert Einstein

Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing,
but to turn it into glory.
William Barclay

10 thoughts on “Day 20 Of The 30-Day Creative Gathering”

Dave February 20, 2020 at 6:34 pm

I love this! Those red blossoms really make it pop!

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Sheila Post authorFebruary 21, 2020 at 12:26 am

Thanks Dave I love painting those. They’re like fancy jewels. LOL:)

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Christine February 20, 2020 at 9:58 am

Fastinating info. Beautiful painting
Congratulations on beating the clock

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Sheila Post authorFebruary 20, 2020 at 10:57 am

Haha, thanks, Christine. Have fun painting today

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Val van der Poel February 20, 2020 at 9:15 am

I really like this one Sheila! And, I like the Einstein quote too.

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Sheila Post authorFebruary 20, 2020 at 10:55 am

Thank you Val, so nice to hear. I had never heard that before, and I thought it was interesting he would consider self-criticism an asset. Of course, It is fitting for artists as well. Happy creating Val

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carol edan February 20, 2020 at 4:05 am

I love your cacti! Use your photos like tarot cards. Place them face down an each day choose!

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Sheila Post authorFebruary 20, 2020 at 10:49 am

Haha! I love that Idea Carol! Thank you. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods

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dotty seiter February 20, 2020 at 2:44 am

Sheila, you turned your two hours into glory! this piece has it all: composition! color! jewelry (that cactus knows how to accessorize, i tell ya)! contrast! sparkle! texture! variegation! i am especially taken with the delicacy of the spines, the range of greens in the cactus, the grit in the sand area.

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Sheila Post authorFebruary 20, 2020 at 10:48 am

WOW! Dotty, thank you Your comment deserves to be framed and displayed on the wall Thank you, my friend

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