The September 30-Day Creative Gathering was a hit! Participation was down, but many artists who could not take part daily still contributed to the conversations and camaraderie.

Fourteen to Twenty pieces were posted each day in the daily albums. And roughly 586 pieces of art were created in the group this month. WOW!

Congratulations to all of you! You persevered through Hurricane Laura, California wildfires, health issues, COVID and all of the demands of life in this unusual year. Whether you created on a few days, or all 30, congratulations!

For a tough month, I think I did OK. It was a struggle for me. I created 16 really, really bad pieces of art. Haha. Many days I worked on two or three at a time. To increase the odds of having something decent to share. Haha. And yet, almost half of the art I posted is on my favorites list. How ’bout that?! Some of these will be posted for sale in my Society6 shop soon.

Thanks so much for following along! Your encouragement keeps me going!
You are a blessing!

Day 1, 9-2020. Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 2 Revision, 8×8 watercolor on paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 3, Acrylic on 4 x 4 canvas. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 4, Acrylic on 4 x 4 canvas. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 5, Acrylic on 4 x 4 canvas. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 6, Acrylic on 4 x 4 canvas. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 7, Acrylic on 4 x 4 canvas. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 8, Acrylic on 4 x 4 canvas. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 9, 7 x 5 watercolor on Yupo. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 10, 2.5 x 3.5 Mixed media on Stonehenge paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Aloe, Day 11, 8 x 8, watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold-pressed paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 12, 4 x 6, watercolor on paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 13, 5 x 7, watercolor on paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 14, 5 x 7, watercolor on paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 15, Arroyo. 5 x 7, watercolor on Yupo. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 16, 5 x 7, watercolor on Yupo. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 17, 5 x 7, watercolor on Yupo. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 18, 5 x 7, watercolor on paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 19, Acrylic, 4 x 4 on paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 20, Acrylic, 4 x 4 on paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 21, Acrylic, 5 x 5 on paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 22, 5 x 5 Acrylic on paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Mingus, Day 23, 8 x 8, watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold-pressed paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 24, 6 x 6 watercolor on paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 25, 2.5 x 3.75 ATC, watercolor on paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 26 #3, 2.5 x 3.75 ATC, watercolor on Yupo. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 27, 8 x 8 watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold-pressed paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 28 #2, 2.5 x 3.75 ATC, watercolor on Legion 140 lb. Cold pressed paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 29 #2, 2.5 x 3.75 ATC, watercolor on Yupo. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.
Day 30, 8 x 8 watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold-pressed paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.

I will be sharing art from the AMAZING artists in the group this weekend.
See you then!

Day 29 #2, 2.5 x 3.75 ATC, watercolor on Yupo. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.

I painted this last night. Reworked it today, not sure if it’s a save or a blotch.The original is below. Whaddya think?

The foreground obviously needed something. So I went in with a small brush. I had in mind that I would soften some edges. You can do that with watercolor on paper. On Yupo, rewetting is more like erasing. I used thicker paint. More pigment, less water. That helped a bit.

I really like this technique. I want to get better at it. This was painted using a credit (gift) card instead of a brush. You don’t have control, but you also get lots of happy accidents. 🙂

Day 29 #1, 2.5 x 3.75 ATC, watercolor on Yupo. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.

Every canvas is a journey all its own.
Helen Frankenthaler

Day 28 Of 30

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Day 28 #2, 2.5 x 3.75 ATC, watercolor on Legion 140 lb. Cold pressed paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado. — Day 28 #2, 2.5 x 3.75 ATC, watercolor on Legion 140 lb. Cold-pressed paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.

Two more days. Two more days?? Jiminy Cricket. That can’t be! Nahh!

The warm green of the grass,
sprinkled with flowers of many hues,
is a carpet whereon we walk with noiseless tread.
William Wendt

What though the radiance
which was once so bright
Be now for ever taken from my sight,
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendor in the grass,
of glory in the flower,
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind.
William Wordsworth

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Category Archives: Abstract

30-Day Creative Gathering, The Collage

Day 29 of 30

Every canvas is a journey all its own.
Helen Frankenthaler

Day 28 Of 30

The warm green of the grass,
sprinkled with flowers of many hues,
is a carpet whereon we walk with noiseless tread.
William Wendt

What though the radiance
which was once so bright
Be now for ever taken from my sight,
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendor in the grass,
of glory in the flower,
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind.
William Wordsworth

Every canvas is a journey all its own.Helen Frankenthaler

The warm green of the grass,sprinkled with flowers of many hues,is a carpet whereon we walk with noiseless tread.William Wendt

What though the radiancewhich was once so brightBe now for ever taken from my sight,Though nothing can bring back the hourOf splendor in the grass,of glory in the flower,We will grieve not, rather findStrength in what remains behind.William Wordsworth

Every canvas is a journey all its own.
Helen Frankenthaler

The warm green of the grass,
sprinkled with flowers of many hues,
is a carpet whereon we walk with noiseless tread.
William Wendt

What though the radiance
which was once so bright
Be now for ever taken from my sight,
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendor in the grass,
of glory in the flower,
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind.
William Wordsworth