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Day 23 – Palms

Sometimes less is more. And sometimes more is what it takes. This is another of the abstracts I worked on a couple of weeks ago. I started playing, to see if I could create shapes with the palette knife. What the heck right?

Day 23 , Palms, before. 4 x 4 in. acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. © 2017 Sheila Delgado

I need the practice if I am ever going to get better. And I can always paint over it, again. You can see how this started. There are two slides. I liked it with just the slim ground line. Then I didn’t. I added more indigo, and then some white and dusty rose to soften the area. Set it aside.

Purple Cactus Plant. 7 x 10 watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

Came back to it, and decided I wanted more color in the sky area. I really like that mix of peachy pink, you might remember from earlier challenges.

I am really happy with how the trunks turned out. Pure luck that!

I am on the road to San Diego today. Posts and art are ready to go, but I will not be visiting blogs or pinning to the board for a week. I will catch up when I return. I am going to miss seeing the artworks!

Have fun everyone, I know you can do it! Thanks so much for following my progress, and for your generous comments. God Bless!

It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree
it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened.
Philip Sidney

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Day 22 – Ocotillo

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I was really happy with how this canvas turned out. I had the idea to add more color, and the Ocotillo came to mind. I used Derwent Inktense watercolor pencil (shiraz), and I like how the watercolor highlights the canvas texture. Keep it simple Sheila.

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Day 21 – Squared

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Day 21, Squared, before. 4 x 4 in. acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. © 2017 Sheila Delgado

Thought I was done with this. It was sitting on my desk, and I decided it still needed work. I added more texture and I like it better now. The spot on the top left edge looks terrific in person. It looks like the paint has been chipped away.

I am not sure this is interesting or attractive, or balanced. Not sure it even matters to me. I had fun scratching into the white paint. I had fun playing with color and trying something new!