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30 In 30, day 27

I had so much fun with my Sunflower! I have decided that I am going to do more of these too! Smaller, and whole, and they will be used to create a fabric/surface pattern. I think this has the makings of a great gift bag, gift wrap, shower curtain, or rug. Quite a few possibilities.

Sunflower. 4 x 6 postcard, watercolor and pen on 140 lb. cold press paper. © 2013 Sheila Delgado. RAG Memory:International mail Art Exhibition and Swap.

I think it may need some shadow on the darker petals that sit behind the bright ones. But I did not want it it to get too dark, so I left this one alone. This painting came together in less than an hour. I must be learning to work faster huh? Something to add to my list!

One thing I really love about this is that the viewer can chose which direction to display it. Would be interesting to know what looks best to others, we all have our own vision. What do you think? How do you like it best?

Tell me how you would display it!

I did not know that Sunflowers were considered a proper option for a memorial service. This is my second entry for the RAG Memory: International Mail Art Exhibition and Swap.

They are acceptable if the service or memorial has less of a somber tone and more of a celebratory one. Many families choose to celebrate the life of their loved one. Sunflowers offer a brighter tone, but still capture the ethereal feeling of a memorial. They are symbolic of a life lived with happiness and joy and, often, simplicity.

Don’t you just think that is a terrific idea!? When I was a kid, I saw a movie where someone had passed away, and the final scene was of the service. A New Orleans style band was parading down the street. Slow and somber at first, but the music turned loud and happy and everyone was dancing as they paraded by. I decided that is how I wanted my service to be. No sadness, just lots of great music and fun.

See you all tomorrow! I very much appreciate you stopping by. Only a few days left in the challenge. And I have at least a dozen paintings I wanted to do. I have 3 canvas panels started, and the 12 x 12 wrapped canvas I started too. But I have three portraits I would like to do, so we will see what happens.

Enjoy the day!

30 in 30, Day Nineteen

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Acrylic, Gouache, and Pen on 5 x 7 canvas panel. © Sheila Delgado 2013

I always remember this poem wrong. It is one of my favorites, but one word always gets replaced in my mind. Maybe it is all those years in Choir singing “Silent Night”. I was trying to be so sure, I would write the correct word on the canvas. As you can see, I goofed again. I am laughing at myself, I was being so very careful.

I am the quiet type, so it makes perfect sense to me. My apologies to Lord Byron and to my college Poetry Professor Otto Pfeiff.

I am not entirely happy with this one. Her eyes and lips were there from the start, but her nose never made an appearance. I tried several but nothing worked. Maybe I will give her a nose job in a day or two.

She Walks in Beauty

BY LORD BYRON (GEORGE GORDON)

She walks in beauty, like the night

Of cloudless climes and starry skies;

And all that’s best of dark and bright

Meet in her aspect and her eyes;

Thus mellowed to that tender light

Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

One shade the more, one ray the less,

Had half impaired the nameless grace

Which waves in every raven tress,

Or softly lightens o’er her face;

Where thoughts serenely sweet express,

How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.

And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,

So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,

The smiles that win, the tints that glow,

But tell of days in goodness spent,

A mind at peace with all below,

A heart whose love is innocent!

Leslie Saeta’s September 30 Paintings In 30 Days Challenge, Day Fifteen

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Mixed media on 140 lb. cold press paper.

Tears
rain
seeping
painn

wash away
clear new day
smile and shine bright
soon all
will be right.
~SMD

This is the half way point. Funny to me that this woman resembles a mid-century starlet. In the movies, if anything bad happens, it is soon resolved and the final scene fades with the audience knowing that everyone lives happily ever after.

I was working on this and half watching Vertigo, and later Rear Window. I mention that because, my painting kind of resembles Kim Novak, or Grace Kelly. Lithe, proper, with the perfect cupids bow.

I lifted up the paper too soon, Everything looked dry, but the blonde was still wet. Just a bit of a curve ball. This after my first painting of the day turned to mud. So I added a few more blonde streaks, and then I added rain, and rain drops. And then, a lucky accident.

One perfect tear. Almost perfect.

The internet has been in and out again, so I am posting late. Heading back home tonight, and then I will see what everyone else has been up to today.

Here is to another creative week ahead!