Category Archives: Trees

Thankful for Improvement

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Hills. 8 x 8 watercolor and gouache on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

Hills. 8 x 8 watercolor and gouache on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

Some days the light turns the fields so bright that they seem to be glowing. Other times the hills seem to vibrate with a warm earthy pink. Very happy with this one. Closer to the vision that was gnawing at me.

Monday was our Thanksgiving due to work schedules. I had to wait to paint until everyone else was in bed. My brother was trying to think of a Thanksgiving song. None of us could. I thought of Over the River.  I remember the Peanuts gang singing it. But the full version is clearly for Christmas.

 

 

Here are a few more I found.

 

 

 

 

Do you know any Thanksgiving day songs?

 

 

 

 

Day 11

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All Aglow. 6 x 6 watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

All Aglow. 6 x 6 watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

 

Some days, just after the rain has passed, the sky turns a greenish grey. The light seems to make my neighbor’s tree glow from within.  I used artistic license, I can’t see the bottom half of the tree, and the top is squared off, not a pretty “tree” shape.

Today the clouds put on a show, as they passed over Mingus Mountain.  Here is a short clip to give you an idea.

Sunlight and shadows.

Sunlight and shadows.

 

Take a look at day 11 on Leslie Seata’s 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge!
My Pinterest board for the event is bursting with over 500 works of art!

 

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Late Night Sketches

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Tulip. 4 x 6 watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

Tulip. 4 x 6 watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

A quick exercise before bed a few nights ago. After two uglies, I managed this tulip. The next night, last thing before the lights went out. I found a scrap, and painted more Ocotillo. No time for painting. Just to keep my sanity, I try to find a few minutes before bed to play with color, and water. Put brush to paper.

Desert 2. 1.5 x 6, watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

Desert 2. 1.5 x 6, watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

 

Happy, Joyous Mother’s day to you!