Category Archives: Abstract

Day 20 Of 30

Day 20, Mirage. 8 x 8 Acrylic on paper. © 2017 Sheila Delgado

Feeling. Relaxed. Can you believe it? Usually the third week of this month-long challenge has me thinking,

“Why did I sign up for this AGAIN?”

But that feeling hasn’t hit me yet. Thank goodness. I am ahead by three. I planned on taking a night off. But here it is 12:02 am, and I still need to post. So much for my lofty dream of climbing into bed early and watching a movie.

It was a productive day, and that’s a good thing!

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Day 2 – 30 In 30

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Day 1, Color Study. 7 x 7 Watercolor on paper. 2017 Sheila Delgado

Day 2, Color Study. 7 x 7 Watercolor on paper. 2017 Sheila Delgado

Had fun today. Really. Right up to the point I wrecked the piece. Seven plus creative and satisfying hours, down the drain. This is the palette I used, along with stenciling, collage, and pen. Tomorrow is another day!

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Trees. 6 x 6 mixed media on paper. © 2017 Sheila Delgado

It’s all about the light. I reclaimed light by dabbing a damp paper towel into the treetops. Also found a bit in the first, large trunk. I dipped my rubber comb into clean water, and scraped the paint in the foreground. I love that those marks remained subtle after drying.

To the treetops I added more yellow, some orange and Shiraz in selective areas. Seeing it here, I feel like I need to add some shadow at the base of the trees. What do you think? Not going for realism, just think a little more contrast would be good.

We had rain for about 20 minutes today. Full sun, windy, light rain. Clear blue sky to the south. I kept hoping the sun would catch and really make this pop. Very dreamlike as it was though.

Rainbow

Was inspired by Sandrine Pelissier’s newsletter, as I always am. Dug out my travel Spirograph. Had a bit of a worry when I didn’t find it in the first two looks. The 4 x 6 paper did not fit, so most of my drawings ended up more centered, less random. I filled the edges with doodles. I am going to try again. But maybe this lends itself to trees better.

Just FYI. If you ever buy a travel Spirograph, post-it notes fit perfectly!