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February – Day 14 Of 30

Day 14. 6 x 8 Acrylic on canvas panel. © 2018 Sheila Delgado

I am still intrigued by this sparse style. It feels familiar to me. Reminds me of some of Georgia O’Keeffe’s work. Not my painting. The style.

There are a couple of things I would change about this. I did not realize I was painting with gloss navy blue. Sealing the piece would take care of that. And I did not add any line work. That might help. Or shading to show a rise on the front range.

There is both blue and turquoise in the sky, on this screen it is not showing at all unfortunately. Hope you can see it on yours. I think the sky came out rather nice.

Maybe it is a work in progress. Not unhappy with it. Taking a second look, those few details stand out. Fixable!

Is it really the 14th already?
Happy Valentines Day everyone!

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February Day 13 Of 30

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Day 13, 4 x 8 watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado

Palette knife practice. With watercolor. Just to see what would happen. I mixed puddles of paint, and then dipped the knife. Observations:

Mix thicker paint next time.
Mix more paint. (Larger puddle).
Don’t go back into a wet area.

OK, that last one was an accident. I thought the paint was dry. But I am not upset by the result, the yellow with the bloom. I have seen halos like that, in a misty seaside sunset.

And those are all things I knew. This little practice just reinforced them. I used a long rectangular knife. It covered more area, and helped to blend the transitions.

Palette Knife

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February Day 12 Of 30

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Day 12, After. 6 x 6 Mixed Media on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado

This started with dripping paint. Then some negative painting and abstracted flowers. I like the soft white background. Just for fun I aged it a bit with Neocolor II. It will wipe right off if I decide I like the before better. What do you think?