Category Archives: Pen

Happy Valentines Day

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Day 14, 4 x 4 watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Day 14, 4 x 4 watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Trees exhale for us so that we can inhale them to stay alive.
Can we ever forget that?
Let us love trees with every breath we take until we perish.
Munia Khan

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself.
Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air
and giving fresh strength to our people.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

You know me,
I think there ought to be
a big old tree right there.
And let’s give him a friend.
Everybody needs a friend.
Bob Ross

February 2022 30-Day Creative Gathering

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Day 11, Poppy, 8 x 8 watercolor on Fabriano paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Day 11, Poppy, 8 x 8 watercolor on Fabriano paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Layers and layers and layers. Fabriano hot pressed paper. Collage, paper bag, sewing pattern paper, patterned paper. You almost don’t see any of that. But you do see the resulting texture.

Texture also comes from the layers of gel medium. After the collage, I painted a layer of parchment white acrylic. As you know, acrylic and watercolor don’t usually mix well. So as I added a layer of watercolor, after it dried I also added a layer of medium. I am guessing close to 20 layers here. Too much? Haha.

OH! OOPS!

I forgot to add the light. I was wondering why it felt so dark. DUH. I didn’t splatter! HA! I added digital splatter. Then I played with the color. Yellow sunlight? Turquoise sky? Light neon green? Ahh, pink it is. Why does that just feel right? I pushed myself to go sparingly with the splatter. I have to admit, I see a few “black holes”. Empty areas.

STEP AWAY FROM THE PAINTING! Haha!

Delicate flower is truth,
but also the most precious treasure in life –
because liberation it brings, freedom it brings.
Yoda

Day 9 Of February’s 30

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Day 9, 8 x 8 watercolor on Fabriano paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Day 9, 8 x 8 watercolor on Fabriano paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Talent is like a little seed; when nurtured, it will flourish.
Matshona

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
Marcel Proust

The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love,
they will bloom like flowers.
Thich Nhat Hanh