Day 6, Desert Blooms. 3.5 x 7 Mixed Media. © 2017 Sheila Delgado
A bit of fun here. Fun for me, and I hope for you as well. Acrylics, stencil, pen, collage. There are more of these skinny “scraps” on the way.
Another Mingus moment for you.
Mingus Afternoon. SMD
Trio. 4.25 x 8 in. watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado
Looking through the daily paintings, I was drawn to the plethora of floras. I tried to hold out until week two to start painting flowers. Here’s proof that I caved.
After struggling with reworking the cactus, I felt the need to loosen up. So I splattered some clean water on the paper. Splattered and spread paint. I worked fast and forced myself to STOP. Stop before I was lost in details. This is not as loose as I had in mind. But I am pleased with the result.
Hope everyone had a terrific weekend! Mine was pretty good. A visit from my brother and his wife, peaches and raspberry pancakes from IHOP, and a PBS Downtown Abbey Marathon. I couldn’t ask for more!
Happy creating to you!
Take a look at day 6 on Leslie Seata’s 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge!
For a closer look, check out my Pinterest board for the event.
Day 6 Fancy Flowers. 8 x 8 Mixed media on paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado
Again I am telling myself that it is the work that counts. There were many revisions on this, and I can see a few more changes I would like to make. But it is the end of a busy day, and tomorrow will be as well. I called it – it’s done.
I don’t know why I so often end up with bouquets that are square. What’s up with that? I started with loose flower shapes in watercolor. I added a soft blue, green and a creamy yellow acrylic to the background using a palette knife. Trying for an aged stone effect but it didn’t gel. So I covered most of that up with a soft white acrylic. THAT didn’t work either. Burnt orange watercolor to the rescue. A little better.
The vase was a soft blue, meant to look like glass filled with water. Laugh out loud. Covered that up right quick.
A for effort maybe. D for color and composition. A for having the huevos to post it for the world to see.
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