Category Archives: Cacti & Succulents

February – Day 27 Of 30

Day 27 W.I.P. 8 x 8 Mixed media on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

A Good Start. And not far from done. Layers. Acrylic below, watercolor on top.

Still can’t believe how fast week three went by. And here we are in the final countdown. I read that Pic Monkey is doing a revamp. Still in Beta testing so no difference yet.

DAY 26

I know I said I wouldn’t. All votes were for Day 26 being done. I took Val’s advice, and darkened the pot. But it really looks so much better in person. No harsh edges, the colors blend together nicely. Not sure if it helped to show roundness, but I do like it better. I think I went more intense, instead of darker.

I also softened some of the hard edges in the greens. Just a few areas. I added a bit more of the Sunkissed Peach to the background. Just top right, bottom left and above the pot. I reinforced the turquoise top left and bottom left. I laid the color down, then patted it off. And really, all these additions are soft and not as different from the WIP as they seem here.

Day 26, Aloe, Final. 8 x 8 Mixed media on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Day 26, Aloe, WIP. 8 x 8 Mixed media on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

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

February – Day 26 W.I.P.

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Still working on the Aloe. The mid tones are not as dark as they seem here, but I am going to soften those a bit. The first layers, see below, are acrylics. I applied them with a texture sheet, the pattern, and a brayer, and a brush. The turquoise and kiwi with a brayer, for an uneven cover. The clay with a brush, to fill in the white areas that remained uncovered.

I was really tempted to stop right there. Maybe add some line work. Or a messy dab of shariz (merlot). But I knew it wasn’t done.

HA! I just realized it looks like the back-end of a carrot. I painted a carrot butt.

I was going for one of those pots that sits at an angle.

Hmm. So, to do list:

Tone down that neon yellow where-did-it-come-from green.
Add some life to the washed out, faded, bland background.
Maybe add more warmth to the pot.

This is mostly acrylics. The sap green is watercolor. The turquoise outline and the clay crayon marks on the pot are oil pastel.

Day 26 First Layers. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

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

February – Day 21 Of 30

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Day 20. 6 x 6 Mixed Media on gessoed 3/4" wood panel. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Wait, what? Only nine days left? Whoa! That went by fast! Felt like doing an Aloe plant. I love succulents and cacti. They are so sculptural, even exotic. Had fun with day twenty-one!

Today is drawing day for the third giveaway. I will put the numbers 1 – 7 into a dish, and choose one at random. From that day, I will choose one comment, by also putting numbers (one for each comment) into a dish. Stay tuned tomorrow for the lucky draw!