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Week Two Of The 30-Day Creative Gathering

Day 8, CG 9 22. 6 x 6 inch. Watercolor. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Lily of the Valley, in honor of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.

Watercolor and acrylic on Arches 140 lb. Cold pressed paper. 30-Day Creative Gathering. This is now available in my Society6 shop.

Day 9, CG 9 22. 8 x 8 inch. Mixed media, collage. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — Day 9, Eucalyptus, CG 9 22. 8 x 8 inch. Mixed media, collage. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

I found myself behind, working on my Spoonflower challenge entry. These next four were done in one sitting. Painted, and then digitally collaged. I wasn’t very happy with them in the beginning, but they have grown on me. I did enjoy the process. They have received wonderful compliments within the gathering. It always helps to “see” through the eyes of others.

Day 10, CG 9 22. 6 x 6 inch. Mixed media, Digital collage, watercolor. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Day 11, CG 9 22. 6 x 6 inch. Mixed media, Digital collage, watercolor. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Day 12, CG 9 22. 6 x 6 inch. Mixed media, Digital collage, watercolor. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Day 13, CG 9 22. 6 x 6 inch. Mixed media, Digital collage, watercolor. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Day 14, CG 9 22. 8 x 8 inch. Mixed media, collage. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — Day 14, Aspen, CG 9 22. 8 x 8 inch. Mixed media, collage. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

So hard to believe we are already at the halfway marker. I am thoroughly enjoying this round. I have finally reached the point, where I am not stressing myself over the outcome. I really tried to get ahead, because I knew I was going to be busy designing as well. But catching up from behind, that’s not so bad.

Thanks so much for following along. Your interest is a blessing!

September 30-Day Creative Gathering

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Day 1, CG 9 22. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — Day 1, CG 9 22. 8 x 8 inch. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Day 2, CG 9 22. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — Day 2, CG 9 22. 8 x 8 inch. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Day 3, CG 9 22. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — Day 3, CG 9 22. 8 x 8 inch. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

The 30-Day Creative Gathering is in it’s second week. We have welcomed about a dozen new members. Hooray!

I have been working mostly in collage. The first three are collage, with acrylics, & watercolor. I started by prepping several pieces, building layers of pattern. I cut out vase shapes and placed them, then added paint and sometimes, more collage.

For day three, I also added “digital collage”. The original has collage, gauze, and painted pattern in the sky. I added the trees, the circle and the quote, in the computer. Below is the view that inspired this piece.

Mingus 8 31 22. SMDelgado — Mingus 8 31 22. Sheila Delgado

Day four I shared part of a pattern I am working on. I missed the challenge deadline, lost a day to an appointment in Phoenix. I will complete the pattern, though it may have to wait until next month. This is the bottom layer, there will be a floral layered on top. Time away also made me behind in painting for the gathering.

Day 5 #1, CG 9 22. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — Day 5 #1, CG 9 22. 8 x 8 inch. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Back to collage on day 5. I was not sure about the “empty” space to the right of the vase. The pattern, and a stippled layer on top, did not work as I had hoped. I posed the question to the group. Eileen Vivell made some suggestions that got me thinking.

The changes were made digitally, the original remains untouched. I added a bit of definition to the pattern at the bottom left. I copied a leaf and placed it next to the vase. I didn’t like how the leaf pattern had been cut off. Eileen thought the lettering looked squashed. So I added more, filling the width of the piece. I do like this version better. What do you think?

Day 5 #2, CG 9 22. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — Day 5 #2, CG 9 22. 8 x 8 inch. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Day 6, CG 9 22. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — Day 6, CG 9 22. 8 x 8 inch. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Day 7, CG 9 22. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — Day 7, CG 9 22. 8 x 8 inch. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

On to week two!

Monsoon Skies

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I was talking on the phone with a friend, and the sky was quickly changing. I put her on speaker, and while we continued the conversation, I tried to catch a shot of the lightning. It was striking just to the right of Mingus.

Surprise! What a treat! I had a visitor come right up to the window. And she hung right in front of me for a second or two, as if to say, “Hello”. The photos are blurry. Maybe that is what makes them so magical. Like little fairies.

I turned back to the sky, and there was a wall of rain. Then the light show started. I took too many photos to count. And I didn’t think I had caught the lightning. Woo Whoo! Look closely at slide four, there is lightning behind the tree on the right.

The following day, we had a bit more rain. And more glorious skies.
First a double rainbow.

I captured a lightning bolt in video, and was so excited to share it with you. I’ve been trying for two days to get the video to play. I wanted to edit it, the window frame was visible, and the end was choppy as I lowered the phone. But I couldn’t get it saved right. And I have done this before? Ugghh! Well, learn something new everyday. I edited it my phone. DUH. I didn’t know you could do that.