Mingus Day #40. 5 x 7 in. Watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.
Mingus number forty. This was difficult to scan, and the light blue in the sky is not true to life. Tempted to go back in and add a wash. If I do I will share it with you.
A sign of Spring, this yucca is getting ready to bloom.
Spring in the valley.
Green Tree Sketch. 4 x 6 watercolor on paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado
Green Tree.
I made a quick stop on the way home from Phoenix yesterday. Parked to enjoy a Mickey D’s ice cream cone. It was 96 degrees. Ice cream was prescribed. I also had good news from the Doctor. Well, not news really. He is ordering three more tests. I left his office confident that we will soon have answers. And hopefully, and end to this chronic cough. So it was a bit of a celebration as well.
My view was of this brilliant, lime green tree trunk. There was also the beautiful cactus, four different birds and a tiny chipmunk I think. he was busy scarfing down on the bush in front of the tree. I took photos of him too, but all I got was a fuzzy grey blob.
I love these trees in Phoenix. They do not grow up here. They have lovely, graceful shapes, and the gorgeous color. There are also some with deep, almost black trunks. I am guessing those are older trees, but I have yet to confirm that.
Suzette Rothlisberger, Grantsville Utah
Suzette did an oversized card this year, 5 x 7. Perfect for framing. It is gorgeous! “Singing to the moon”. Lots going on here, layers of awesomeness. You might not be able to see, but there are hand written messages in there too.
Lynne Foerster, Orefield, Pennsylvania
This is a view from Lynne’s favorite walking trail. Isn’t it lovely? What a peaceful, joyful walk that would be. I can hear the birds chirping, and feel the breeze on my arms. The message on the front:
Kelly Warren, Tallahassee Florida
This sweet face belongs to “Denver”. Kelly donates her time, taking photos of shelter dogs, to help them find a good home. Awww! She also make fabulous jewelry and does mixed media art as well.
Val van der Poel, Wynndel, BC, Canada
This wonderful scene is a perfect example of Val’s amazing trees. Val is great at a lot of things. She teaches, so naturally. “Winter Sunset”, is a watercolor. Just look at that cheerful sky. On the back:
Christine Brooks, Flagstaff Arizona
Isn’t this big bug beautiful? I think it would be fun to paint. (Hint, hint.) Those sparkly wings! Christine still had some extras, so I got lucky and received a second one. Thanks Christine! WOO WHOO!
Thanks so much – Christine, Kelly, Lynne, Suzette, and Val!! So blessed to have your art in my LYA collection 🙂
If you haven’t already, I hope you will visit the links, and take a look at more of the work these talented women create!
Mingus Day #16. 4 x 6 in. watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.
Mingus Day #17. 4 x 6 in. watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.
These are a mix of acrylic and watercolor. Layers of color and patterns. Hoping to build more depth and detail. I went small thinking I would finish more quickly. But I put in just as much time as I have been on the larger paintings. I was having fun 🙂
Mingus Day #18. 4 x 6 in. watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.
Mingus Day #19. 4 x 6 in. watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.
I may add to these. Step back and return with fresh eyes. The sky in #16 is messy. For the last layer, I scribbled with Neocolors and then carefully wet, and moved the paint around. The last sky, #19 is relatively clean. You can see the progression from first to last.
Mingus Sunday afternoon.
Weekend tools.
Jam Session.
I have noticed on Instagram that there are several #100 participants that have fallen behind. I am not following all of those taking part, so it is safe to assume there may be more. This was the third week. Interesting to me, because it is always the third week in the 30 day challenges that is the hardest. And they say it takes three weeks to form a new habit. Hmm. Well turns out, that isn’t really true.
