2nd postcard. Watercolor and acrylic on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

Working on a submission for the A.I.R postcard show. This is idea #1 and I am going to do a fabric design with this as well. I have already started working on it, more on that later.

I know this looks simple, and it is. I went through nine revisions though. My first attempt is below. I wanted the dripping paint to be straight, and I was holding the paper correctly. Mystery breeze made for angled drips.

First postcard. Watercolor and acrylic on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

First postcard. Watercolor and acrylic on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © Sheila Delgado

I may have gone overboard with the splatters, But I am tempted to age it a bit more with scratches and marks. I am working on others. Don’t have a name for this, so if anything comes to mind let me know. This is obviously a cosmic remnant from Soul Art day.

Here is another mini. Scary Mary. Sally square head. She reminds me of every other photo in my high school yearbook. Eighties big hair. There was more, but I cropped it. Not very good, but proof I am still at it.

80’s Hair. 2 x 2 in. watercolor portrait on paper. Sheila Delgado 2015

For Sandy. Baby hummingbird in his nest. You can barely see him, look for the black beak pointing up. This is just outside the front door. (Rarely used) The nest is in the potato bush about six feet high. We thought there were two chicks, but now we can only see one.

Hummingbird nest in the potato bush.

Happy June to you!

Earlier this week I donated a piece of art to help raise funds for the A.I.R Gallery. The Artists in Residents Gallery is celebrating 40 years of advocating for women in the visual arts. They are a Not-for-Profit Organization.

A.I.R. Mission Statement: In 1972, a group of women artists founded A.I.R. (Artists in Residence) Gallery, the first artists-run gallery for women in the United States. A.I.R.’s goal is to provide a professional and permanent exhibition space for women artists to present work of quality and diversity. A.I.R. is an artist directed and maintained gallery, providing a sense of community for women and serving as a model for other alternative galleries and organizations. Through lectures, symposia and a Fellowship Program for emerging women artists, A.I.R. Gallery sustains a political awareness and voice, and brings new understanding to old attitudes about women in the arts. (From the A.I.R. website)

Submission requests were for a single 4 x 6 postcard. Each will be sold for $45 and proceeds will help to fund Gallery programs. The annual show will run from June 27th – July 21, at 111 Front street in Brooklyn, New York. This is my first piece shown in a gallery, and I am honored that it might help to benefit others.

For more information on exhibits or artist opportunities visit the A.I.R. website.