Category Archives: Abstract

February – Day 24 Of 30

Day 24. 5 x 7 Acrylic on canvas panel. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

This started with the same dot pattern that was in Day 23. The “leaf” pattern was there as well, but in a soft peach color. (Scroll down to see.) I added 3 or 4 layers of very wet acrylic using a palette knife to spread the paint. There is collage, the heart shape had words, and there is a long strip on the left. Tissue top and bottom.

I kept the paint thin, to allow the previous layers to show. But somewhere a long the way, the words were lost. Interestingly, some of the polka dots, the first layer, are showing thru full color. How weird is that? The vase is Neocolor II. Thinking I might go back and “wash” some of that away, to show more of the texture.

Snowed today. Mingus disappeared. On and off for most of the afternoon. It didn’t really stick, but late tonight I noticed there was a light dusting. I think that is all we’re going to get. But my fingers are crossed for more .

Take a look at the amazing art at Leslie’s 30 In 30 Blog!

February – Day 20

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Day 20. 6 x 6 Mixed Media on wood panel. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Made changes to these two as well.

On Bobby’s Girl, I softened the lines on the left that were bothering me. I covered some of the green texture up top, and added highlight to the vase. The before is first, the redo after.

Bobby's Girl, Day 18. 6 x 8 Mixed Media on Canvas panel. © 2018 Sheila Delgado

Day 18, Redo. 6 x 8 Mixed Media on Canvas panel. © 2018 Sheila Delgado

Here I added a soft pencil line to the table edge, more turquoise to the leaves, and light areas on the upper left.

Before the roses, Day 19. 6 x 8 Mixed Media on Canvas panel. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Day 19, Redo. 6 x 8 Mixed Media on Canvas panel. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

More great art at Leslie’s 30 In 30 Blog!

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February – Day 16

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Day 16. 4 x 4 Mixed Media on panel. © 2018 Sheila Delgado

Day 16? Why does that sound like we are so much further than half way? Sixteen is sounding very optimistic to me. Sixteen is close to twenty. And twenty is very close to thirty.

You might have to remind me of this in a few days. The third week is usually the longest for me. Don’t know why. Then all of the sudden it is the last week, and the days fly by before I know it.

There is so much terrific texture in this, that I just had to share a detail. The small squares are the texture of the panel. When I added the collage, I used Ultra Mat Gel (Liquitex). I put a layer over the entire piece, for added texture. The hatch marks in the white crayon are from the brush marks. Really love that 🙂

Cheers to optimistic week three!