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#100DaysOf Mingus – #26 And #27

Mingus Day #26. 5.25 x 12 in. Watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

I flubbed up big time. I felt discombobulated all day, and finally I figured it out. I forgot to post one of my completed paintings. So, I had to go through my files, and re-number everything. Well, not everything. The last five paintings. But I had to do it three times. I keep a Scan folder, a 150 ppi folder, and a WEB folder for my images.

Can’t tell you how good it felt to realize I was not losing my mind. And that I have not forgotten how to count to thirty. Made up for a day of thinking I was more behind than I am.

And this post was ready Wednesday morning. But I am just now hitting publish at midnight.

I am not really happy with either of these. Above, you can see the sky has “ghost” cloud shapes. My first attempt failed, so I painted a wash over the entire sky, and then lifted out some clouds using tissue. I had to some editing, as there were grains of color that did not dissolve, leaving dark streaks in areas. I used white gouache in the clouds to brighten them as well. Not happy with the blooms on Mingus, but that is the way the ball rolls.

Mingus Day #27. 5.25 x 12 in. Mixed media on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Day 27 was part of a threesome that includes day 20 and day 21. There was tons of texture in the first layers. A mix of watercolor and acrylics. I added transparent layers. Still, somehow, I ended up completely losing texture, and along with it, any interest or depth. But I am calling it done.

After the 100 is complete, I can always come back to it, and see if anything can bring it to life. Still, strangely, NOT discouraged or losing steam. Ready to dive back in.

Here is a look back at the other two.

Mingus Day #20, revised. 5.25 x 12 in. mixed media on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Mingus Day #21. 5.25 x 12 in. Mixed media on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

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#The100DayProject – #23, #24, #25

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Mingus Day #23. 3.25 x 5.25 in. Watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Four small WIP’s on the table. Might catch up by tonight. Hoping that tomorrow I can get a head. Or at least get a few started. For these three, I was working from memory. Not referencing a photo, or looking at the mountain. I was working late last night. I found some photos, to show the colors I had in mind.

Today everything is a bright shade of grey. Partly sunny, mostly cloudy. Hazy. Not sure if that is from fire smoke drifting our way, or just the dust in the air. Very windy.

A day when there was green…

Mingus blues. SMD

So often the front range and Mingus are a pair in contrast. One dark and one light. When the light is right, it still surprises me, and forces me to stop and take notice.

Mingus Day #24. 4.5 x 5.25 in. Watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Pale gold. SMD

Sunsets change everything. The are magical. I tell myself, the colors can’t be real. Yet there they are. A few minutes, and then they are gone. So again, I stop and take notice.

When I am driving in the car. Coming out of a store. Sitting at a traffic light. Mingus is visible. And the chance to steal a peek is never missed.