Category Archives: Flowers

Day 30 of February’s 30-Day Creative Gathering

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Day 30, 8 x 8 watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Use what talent you possess:
the woods would be very silent if no birds sang
except those that sang best.
Henry Van Dyke

If you want to make time fly, do a daily challenge. Haha. It feels like we should be starting May or June. As if months have passed, instead of just one. So much work has been done. I have to admit, I am pretty stoked that I completed 30 days. Hand in the air for a high five. Haha. I wasn’t sure I’d be up to it. And truth be told, I napped a lot. I procrastinated often. The muse was napping too I think.

Tomorrow I will share my collage of the 30 pieces, and also my favorites with you. Later this week I will share a small sample of the works created by the artists in the group. You won’t want to miss it!

If people would just look at the paintings,
I don’t think they would have any trouble enjoying them.
It’s like looking at a bed of flowers,
you don’t tear your hair out over what it means.
Jackson Pollock

Day 27 Of 30

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Day 27, 8 x 8 watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Day 27, 8 x 8 watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.
Claude Monet

This was a highly successful learning tool. A successful painting. Not so much. In my opinion it is stiff, dark and lacks the organic quality a scene like this should have. In my mind was my Day 8 field of flowers. The loose arrangement, bright colors, the free flowing forms.

I was too in my head with this one. And I started backwards. Major mistake. I started with the greens, and then added the blooms. Because it was not going the way I had planned, I decided to try, cartoony. Well, sometimes mix and match works. And sometimes it doesn’t. Haha.

It counts as creative. Because I kept going. I didn’t quit. I experimented. I went with the flow.
I did the work. And the sky is not too bad. Haha.

Happy creating everyone! We made it through another challenge. We set a goal, and made the commitment. The end of the tunnel is near. That is something to smile about. 🙂

Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory. We come from the Creator with creativity.
I think that each one of us is born with creativity.
Maya Angelou

Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant,
there is no such thing. 
Making your unknown known is the important thing.
Georgia O’Keeffe

February’s 30-Day Creative Gathering, Day 26

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Day 26, 3 x 4.25 in. watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Day 26, 3 x 4.25 in. watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Ever tried. Ever failed.
No matter.
Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.
Samuel Beckett

Whenever you are creating beauty around you,
you are restoring your own soul.
Alice Walker