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Day 17 Happy Birthday Kiko

Day 17. 2.75 x 6 in. mixed media on mineral paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado.

I am going to call this a sketch because it is tiny. I didn’t start painting until after ten pm. And the first try failed. Now I have a cheerful piece of scrap paper to use for …something.

Almost flubbed this one too. I went in with pen. TOO much pen. On the petals. I had to cover that up with yellow acrylic. The background also has a flesh toned acrylic, with pink and rust watercolor just because.

Had the idea to draw designs on the vase with white pen, but it’s too late to take any more chances. 30 minutes to midnight. Hey that could have been my title. But then the title would have been bigger than the sketch.

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Day 16 Of 30 In 30

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Day 16. Funfetti, 8 x 8 Watercolor on Mineral paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado.

Paint. Let it dry.
Splatter paint. Splatter clear water. Let it dry.
Scan.
Splatter more paint. Let it dry. Splatter more water.
Let it dry. Scan.
Define the flowers and stems. Add more color to the vase.
Let it dry. Scan.
Splatter paint. Splatter clear water. Almost ruin the flowers.
Let it dry.
Define the flowers and stems. Again.
Debate about posting. Post it anyway.

Too messy. But I kinda like it.

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Day 15

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This went through six , revisions. Not sure if it is done or not. I am done for today. I started with the acrylic berry background. Thought about adding designs painted in the same color over it. Circles or lines. Couldn’t decide so I applied white acrylic with a palette knife.

I dipped the knife into water as I spread the white around. I scraped and scratched, but none of that is showing. Decided it was TOO white, so I added some brown and grey watercolor over that. When it dried it just looked dark and dreary instead of aged.

Next I wiped some of that off. Let it dry and then took a piece of sandpaper to it to bring back some of the white and add some scratches. But it was fine grain. Actually a piece from an old pink nail file.

Very wonky, and might still be a little dark and dreary. The day is dreary so that could be an influence. On to number 16!