Category Archives: Daily Painting

Desert Dreams

Day 4, Acrylic on 4 x 4 canvas. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 4, Acrylic on 4 x 4 canvas. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.

One great thing about abstract art is that it often looks great when seen from different angles. It’s like getting 2 for 1! I rotated this several times and decided I still liked it best as it was painted. What do you think? And why?

Again, I am inspired by Hiroshi Matsumoto. His use of color. The marriage between warm, rusty earth, and soft pinkish buff. I loved this before the addition of Turquoise. I do think it adds a pop of light and juxtaposition.

Day 4, 2nd View, Acrylic on 4 x 4 canvas. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 4, 2nd View, Acrylic on 4 x 4 canvas. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 4, 3rd View, Acrylic on 4 x 4 canvas. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 4, 3rd View, Acrylic on 4 x 4 canvas. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.

My family could only afford to get me the box
of eight Crayola crayons,
but I craved the one with all 24 colours.
I wanted magenta and turquoise and silver and gold.
Joni Mitchell

The Muse Snoozed

Day 2, 8x8 watercolor on  paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 2, 8×8 watercolor on paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.

AAUGH! The new WordPress update messed with the editor! 12:30 pm and I need to learn how to work a new system? Are you kidding me?

I had the post written. Done. I tried to switch back to the old editor, and BAM! No more post. AAUGH! Unbelievable.

OK, let me see, how did it go?

I putzed half of Tuesday night, and most of Wednesday working on Day two. I decided that piece was not ready for prime time, and I started a new one. I watched a video on painting loose watercolor florals. You know how I struggle with painting loose. Haha.

But I am stubborn. And I am going to keep trying until I get it right. Haha.

I sketched the baselines for the blooms, and then I splattered water on the paper. The flow of paint in water took over, which is what I wanted. But I realized, I placed the buds to close to the edges.

I had fun in the process. I noticed my body relaxed as soon as I stopped fighting with the first piece. I have painted like this before. Laughing because I always think I am going to try and do things differently in the challenge. But after having not painted for so long, the process felt new. New-ish. On to day three for you and for me!

Happy creating everyone!

The difficult is what takes a little time,
 the impossible is what takes a little longer.
Fridtjof Nansen