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The September 2023 30-Day Creative Gathering 2nd Half

Day 21, watercolor and digital collage. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Day 21, watercolor and digital collage. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.

This month I worked in watercolor, and used digital collage to add patterns & texture details to each piece. I concentrated on florals and experimented with abstracts.

I used the Angora Opaque Watercolor, Skin Tone set. Some are opaque (gouache), some are transparent watercolor. They are highly pigmented, with rich hues and easy workability. They are non toxic, with an excellent lightfast rating. Crafted in Germany.

To be honest, my goal was to use up the set, so I could justify buying a new one. 😂

Angora Palette, Skin Tones.
Angora Palette, Skin Tones.

It’s easy to see what colors I use, and which ones I haven’t.

Anglora Watercolor Skin Tone Swatches.
Anglora Watercolor Skin Tone Swatches.

Looking through my blog gallery for these images, I see that I purchased this in May of last year, so they’ve lasted a long time. Worth the investment. Good to know!

Talens Angora Opaque Watercolor Pan Set, Inclusive Skin Tones
Talens Angora Opaque Watercolor Pan Set, Inclusive Skin Tones
Days 14-30, September 2023 Creative Gathering. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Days 14-30, September 2023 Creative Gathering. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.

I really struggled with abstracts this month. I found videos by Denise Love. Some of her shorts, and I really like her intuitive style. I posted ten abstracts. But for each of those, I painted three to five others before I had something I could work with. I will keep trying though. 😂

Below are a few close-ups to see more details.
You can see them all in more detail on my Instagram profile.

Close up details, September 2023 Creative Gathering. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Close up details, September 2023 Creative Gathering. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.

I apologize for falling behind on posting here on the blog. I fell behind early in the month, and it took awhile to get back in the flow. I really appreciate having you follow along, and sharing your insights and ideas. Thank you!

Tomorrow I will share the collage of all the art created this month, as well as my favorites. And soon after, the group art gallery.

Happy creating to you!

Hello, from the Creative Gathering!

Days 1-13, September 2023 Creative Gathering. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Days 1-13, September 2023 Creative Gathering. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.

Whoa! Am I behind in sharing! I have 3 posts in the works. But I have been struggling to keep up with the 30 day challenge. Busy days, and very little time to sit and paint. Staying up late has not been the solution it usually is. I have painted just about as many horrible abstracts, as you see paintings here. Working in pairs or threes, hoping for at least one good something to post for the day. Still ticking, though. 😉

Here they are. The month so far. All a combination of watercolor, digital collage, poetry, or music. Patterns, and sometimes pen. Below are close ups. You may still have to zoom in to see finer details. You can see them individually on Instagram.

Details, Days 1-13, September 2023 Creative Gathering. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Wishing you JOY & happy creating!

The 30-Day Creative Gathering Artists, February 2023

Val van der Poel

The 2023 February 30 day Creative Gathering has come to a spectacular end. Many new members joined us. Day one started off with a bang. 40 pieces of art posted. Our daily average was 33, and our final count was just under 1000 pieces of art created, 992.

I didn’t count the extra pieces that were posted in comments. Those would put the total well over 1025. Our September 2022 total was just over 700. Way to score, artists!

I know you will enjoy this peek at the amazing art that was created during our Creative Gathering. Be sure to visit our board on Pinterest to see them in more of a gallery view. It’s spectacular!

Sea Dean

Eileen A. E. Vivell

Jennifer Beaudet Zondervan

Markus Wobisch

Christine Brooks

Judit Zsidakovits

Helen Trachy

Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvelous.
Bill Moyers

Chandra Lynn

Nelvia McGrath

Lynne Forrester

Eva Lato

Laurelle Cidoncha

Diane Wilde

Donna Pierce Clark

To create one’s own world takes courage.
Georgia O’Keeffe

Johanne Boisvert

Francine Bennett

Cindi Jones

Anne Bolner

Teresa Harrington Hazelbaker

Linda Lovisa

Marrianna Dougherty

Karin Hooper Schoonover

Lucie Trepanier

Cher Truax

Beth Farabough Bolay

Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye,
it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.
Edvard Munch

Natasha Papousek

Sandy Sandy

Corinne Bekker

Jaine Buse

Raymonde Fortin

Pam Morgan

Lynne Mizera

Lori K. Wikdahl

Joy Nichols

Christiane Drieling

Laurie Sayward

None of us, including me, ever do great things.
But we can all do small things, with great love,
and together we can do something wonderful.
Mother Teresa