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Day 16 Of 30

Day 16. 4 x 4 in. acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. © 2017 Sheila Delgado

My first inclination is that this needs something more. It came together quickly. A surprise because I was using a palette knife. I was happy with it when I set it aside to dry. It feels restful to me.

So am I equating struggle with success? I don’t think so. The great thing is, I can live with this for a while, and still add to it later.

If you truly love nature,
you will find beauty everywhere.
Van Gogh

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Day 15 Of 30

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Day 15. 4 x 4 in. acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. © 2017 Sheila Delgado

I should have done one more landscape to split the month down the middle. Those hills will pop up again I am sure. Still more I want to try.

Had a hard time today getting the colors to show true in Photoshop. Usually I add a bit of light and vibrance. But I had to “dull” this down by going into the negatives on both of those settings. Clay, sand, white, desert rose, indigo. Warm, soft, calm.

This is a new piece, not one of the abstracts I struggled with. I worked on four today. The others need more work, and I needed to step away and let them breathe.

I did some cropping, just playing in Photoshop, pulling out my favorite parts. Wonder how many interesting images I could get from this one small painting.

Cropped images, Day 15. © 2017 Sheila Delgado

I am so in awe of the great work the artists are creating this month. I really hope you have a chance to take a look. Enjoy!

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Day 29 – 30 In 30

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Perse. 6 x 6 watercolor on paper. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

Blue Squills – Sara Teasdale

How many million Aprils came
Before I ever knew
How white a cherry bough could be,
A bed of squills, how blue!

And many a dancing April
When life is done with me,
Will lift the blue flame of the flower
And the white flame of the tree.

Oh burn me with your beauty, then,
Oh hurt me, tree and flower,
Lest in the end death try to take
Even this glistening hour.

O shaken flowers, O shimmering trees,
O sunlit white and blue,
Wound me, that I, through endless sleep,
May bear the scar of you.

Visual Aids 17th ANNUAL POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE benefit sale is this weekend, hosted by Luhring Augustine, 531 W. 24th Street NYC. Just in case you happen to be in New York, and feel like braving the weather. Follow the link to see photos from last years event. Over 1500 original postcard-size artworks will be available. Do you remember? Your votes helped me to select the card I submitted to the gallery. You can see it here.

Please take a few minutes, and visit the sites below. Cindy’s artist interviews are so interesting! Visit Sea’s site, and vote for me! You can still vote on previous days. (I forgot to post a couple of days.)

The best part is, VOTERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PRIZES TOO!

The more you vote, the better your chance!

Thanks for voting!

Hop on over to Sea Dean’s blog and vote, each vote is a chance to win prizes!

Visit Leslie’s site for a look at the artwork created today.

Visit Cindy Williams and read one or more of her artist interviews!

My Pinterest board for this event is bursting with over 1100 pieces of art.