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Day 9 – 30 In 30

Violet. 4.5 x 6 watercolor on Yupo. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

By now you know I am a fan of Downton Abbey. I am a fan of Maggie Smith, and I love her as Violet Crawley. As Violet, she gets to say the things we all wish we could say. For those of you new to my blog, I started this with a layer of paint on the sheet. While it was wet, I covered it with Saran Wrap, then let it dry.

I saw the left side of her face, and her HUGE hat right away. This is entirely too monochrome, too “cool”. But that is sort of fitting for a stuffy Countess from a country known for its misty, grey days.

Violet, Final. 4.5 x 6 watercolor on Yupo. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

My art supplies arrived today. Just a pad of Yupo, and five tubes of watercolor. YAY! I jumped right in and painted… 3 really crappy nothings. Had visions in my head, and that is where they stayed. Whew, finally something that sort of works.

Oh and GUESS WHAT! I received another small package today. Thought it was my prize from Sandy Sandy’s Christmas giveaway. I didn’t even look at the package, I just opened it.

What a surprise! Sea Dean sent me a Birthday gift! I am such a dunce! Sea told me she was sending me her Wattle… I thought she just meant digitally. Yup, it went right over my ditzy head. But in all fairness, we all have a ton of mail to get through with the challenge going on. I was reading fast. (That’s my story…)

Sea, I love it! LOVE IT! Thank you! Here it is for those of you who have not seen it , and you can read about it here. Lovely thoughts Sea. Fitting for someone who has Lupus as well. So beautiful don’t you think?

Cootamundra Wattle. 4 x 6 Acrylic. © Sea Dean

Leslie Saeta is our host for the painting challenge, she has painted some really fabulous abstracts this month. You can see all the art created today on her blog. Please also visit Sea Dean to post your daily painting, or to vote on those posted. Prizes for the most active artist, AND the most active voter. You can vote three times each day.

Day 28 – 30 In 30

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Inuit. 4.5 x 6 mixed media on Yupo. © 2014 Sheila Delgado

It’s time for me to decide which paintings from this month I will send for publication in Bradford G. Wheler’s “LOVE SAYINGS: wit & wisdom of romance, courtship, and marriage.”

I have my favorites, but I’d really like to know which paintings you like best. Thanks in advance for taking the time to give me your opinion. Click on any painting, and you will go to slide show mode, you can make comments on each piece there if you would like to.

Leslie’s painting for today has me craving a Pumpkin Spice Latte. Check it out, along with the daily gallery.

Heart. Mixed media on Yupo, 6 x 4.5. © 2014 Sheila Delgado

Time heals broken hearts. Mixed media 6 x 4.5 in. on Yupo ©2014 Sheila Delgado

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Heart on Blue revised. Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. 4 x 4 in. © 2014 Sheila Delgado

Ardent Daydream. Watercolor, acrylic, pen on Yupo. 2.5 x 3.5 © 2014 Sheila Delgado

Loneliness. Mixed media on Yupo, 7 x 8. © 2014 Sheila Delgado

Thoughts of you. Watercolor and gouache on Yupo. 4.5 x 6. © 2014 Sheila Delgado

Red and Purple with hearts. Gouache on Yupo. 4.5 x 6 © 2014 Sheila Delgado

Growing Devotion. Mixed media, 4 x 4 gallery wrapped canvas. © 2014 Sheila Delgado

Heartbreak. Mixed media on paper. © 2014 Sheila Delgado

Leslie Saeta’s September 30 Paintings In 30 days Challenge, Day 23

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I am working on some 4 x 6 postcards for an exhibition. Showing this one today because it was unexpected. I painted it with the red at the bottom. Too much water and not enough pigment left me with pink.

I turned this upside down and saw a man in a hat. He reminds me of the messenger boy in The Sound of Music. Do you think it looks a bit like Rolf?

When we first moved to San Diego. My folks took my brother and I to see The Sound of Music in Balboa Park. We sat on the grass, and I think we even had a picnic dinner. We were so amazed, because every time the planes went by, all the actors stopped. Everything just stopped. And when the plane had passed, they started back exactly where they had left off. It was really very cool. If you don’t know San Diego, Balboa Park is close to downtown, and right under the landing path of the planes.

Have a happy day everyone! Thanks so much for visiting me. Links to more art here.

Oh I had a bit of good news today. “GOLF SAYINGS: wit & wisdom of a good walk spoiled” is now available at Bookcollaborative.com, and on Amazon. I will make an announcement when you can peek inside the book. This is the second book my work has been published in, I will post more news about it soon.