Another Day, Another View Of Mingus

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Day 8, Watercolor on 8 x 8 140 lb. Strathmore Cold Pressed Paper. © 2021 Sheila Delgado.
Day 8, Watercolor on 8 x 8 140 lb. Strathmore Cold Pressed Paper. © 2021 Sheila Delgado.

I have mountains of Mingus photos. Haha. Many times, it is more about the sky action, but Mingus makes an awesome frame. More sky painting practice today. I need to practice creating distance as well. I’ll keep working at it. 🙂

Always think about practice…
theory is not the endpoint of work,
it is the work along the way to work.
Felix Gonzalez-Torres

To gain confidence,
constant practice is essential.
Just as a musician needs to practice regularly
to retain his touch,
the watercolorist needs to be constantly
in touch with the medium.
Robert Lovett

6 thoughts on “Another Day, Another View Of Mingus”

  2. Dotty Seiter

    Sheila, you remember the Calgon-take-me-away commercials, yes? Your paintings provide just that calming peaceful restful touch to the end of my overbusy days. That sky. Those mountains. ommmmmmm …

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    1. Sheila Post author

      Ummmm, yeah I do remember those Dotty. Haha And even better now that I tripped into a classic 70’s commercial wormhole. Haha! Who thought Calgon sounded appealing? It sounds like something you would clean appliances with. Haha. 🙂 But there are some hilarious classic commercials out there. Haha
      Happy to be your Virtual Calgon Dotty! Haha 🙂

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  3. Val van der Poel

    It is always nice to have lots of reference photos isn’t it? I think that skies and foregrounds are the hardest parts of any paintings but especially watercolours – good luck Sheila.

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