Tag Archives: Leslie Saeta’s January 2015 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

Day 14 – 30 In 30

Trio. 3 x 3 Alcohol ink on canvas. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

Trio. 3 x 3 Alcohol ink on canvas. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

Painting last night led only to complete disaster. I have three alcohol ink, and two acrylic pieces of yuck as proof. Oh well…

Today I started watching videos on working with alcohol ink. And after a couple of hours… finally I created something that I don’t have to be embarrassed about showing.

This was created on canvas. Wait, canvas? With alcohol ink? I saw a video where ink was used over a gesso base. I have two of these tiny canvases, and I thought, what could it hurt?

Here it is in the teeny-tiny fame that came with it. Too cute right? Whew, that is all I have to say. Now I can catch up on visiting the other artists blogs!

 

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Treat yourself, visit Leslie’s site for a look at the artwork created today.

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

Visit Cindy Williams and read one of her artist interviews!

Over 500 phenomenal pieces of art so far, on my Pinterest board for this event.

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Day 13 – 30 In 30

 

Woman. 6 x 6 mixed media. © 2015 Sheila Delgado, #jan30in30, day 13

Woman. 6 x 6 mixed media. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

The final addition to this was a layer of copper. After adding texture, I just wasn’t happy. I applied the copper with a sea sponge, and voilà! Done. Whew!

Copper layer.

Copper layer.

Here is a look at the pattern created by the sponge. It is delicate and lacy. Pretty.  The warm deep tones, mixed with the light of the copper brought a favorite poem to mind.

Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou. Listen to her read it here. Even her voice was phenomenal!

 

Woman, Final. 6 x 6 mixed media. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

Woman, Final. 6 x 6 mixed media. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

Treat yourself, visit Leslie’s site for a look at the artwork created today.

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

Visit Cindy Williams and read one of her artist interviews!

Over 500 phenomenal pieces of art so far, on my Pinterest board for this event.

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Day 12 Of 30 in 30 – Pinterest and Your Blog

 

Bloom. 6 x 6 Mixed media. © 2015 Sheila Delgado. #jan30in30, Day 12

Bloom. 6 x 6 Mixed media. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

 

I started this with acrylic on watercolor paper. I dripped a bit of blue acrylic, and then added watercolor washes in shades of orange, red and purple. I thought for a second about starting over, because the red dried in a straight line. But I decided to leave it. This only took a few minutes in the end, and I think it is the first really “loose” piece I have done. I could be wrong. But I am patting myself on the back for resisting the urge to “fix” it.

Bloom, Final. 6 x 6 Mixed media. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

Bloom, Final. 6 x 6 Mixed media. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

Pinterest Captions

I have noticed that many of us are not using Pinterest pin captions to our best advantage. Maybe it is something you are not really thinking about. But you should be.

I thought I was doing OK with this myself, but if you take a look at my Pinterest Blog Board, you will see I have some major work to do.  Oi vey!

Oops, well I guess you will have to watch the video first to see how to do it correctly.

Next take a look at my pinterest board for Leslie’s challenge event. Look closely at the image descriptions. (I am a couple of days behind.)

Can you see the problem? Do the captions answer:

  • Who?
  • What?
  • When?
  • Where?
  • Why?
  • And How?

What does IMG_0000_new tell me about the artist, or the artwork? I am not trying to shame anyone. It’s just that in pinning so many each day, it has become very clear to me. Some of us could really use some help. And I am one of the “us”.

My first inclination, is to add the captions myself, but that just isn’t possible.

I did some searching, and I found a few articles that I think will really help. I know you probably don’t have time to read them this month, but you can bookmark them or print them out. The first one includes a short video that is easy to understand. I promise.

Jessica at  Chaos & Love – Thank You! I know you can spare two minutes to watch her video and make your blog and boards better!

For those of you using WordPress, here is some information on using your image settings. Note that the caption box for your wordpress image, is not the “caption” for Pinterest. For those of you on other platforms, I am sure it is much the same.

This post by Nicole at Curio Electro is to the point. She breaks it down really well.

I hope those help, maybe you can let me know in the comments. I still have a TON to learn about blogging and SEO, and social media. If you have anything to add I would love to hear from you! And I am sure others will appreciate it as well!

Treat yourself, visit Leslie’s site for a look at the artwork created today.

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

Over 400 amazing pieces of art so far, on my Pinterest board for this event.

STILL need an art fix?

Visit Cindy Williams and read one of her artist interviews!

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