Day 16 – And a Haiku

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Morning's Glory. 6 x 6 watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

Morning’s Glory. 6 x 6 watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

Back to the flowers. And more practice with the orange rocks.

I have as much fun on the sky, as I do with the flowers in these. For this sky I mixed three different blues, and I really am pleased how it turned out.  Just now noticed a floating bloom on the right, I’ll have to go in and mend that.

While unpacking, I came across a treasure from my childhood. I literally have not seen it in decades. A small handmade book of Haiku. I couldn’t help but laugh when I read my contribution.

Flowers

The flowers are in
bloom. Their colors are bright and
pretty. Pink, Blue, Red. 

Mr. Sandow's Haiku

Mr. Sandow’s Haiku

 

Guess I wasn’t as much of a tomboy as I thought. I have a sneaking suspicion the theme was a prompt. There are several flower haiku included in this prestigious volume!

Mr. Sandow put a lot of work into this. I am sure the cardboard pieces were pre-cut, and the spine is actually stitched. I do remember him screen printing the covers. Magic, that process to my 5th grade self! I am sure he had no idea that my love of art and words, and books meant that I would keep this protected all these years.

Well, maybe he does now. I found Mr. Sandow’s obituary online. He passed in 2004. He taught for over 30 years, received awards for his service. He was married for over 60 years, and served in the Army during WWII.

Rest in Peace Mr. Sandow. Thanks for being a great teacher, and encouraging creativity in your students!

Take a look at day 16 on Leslie Seata’s 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge!
My Pinterest board for the event is bursting with over 800 works of art!

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16 thoughts on “Day 16 – And a Haiku”

  2. Janet Bradish

    Another beauty! What a lovely show they will make when hung together. Loved your post today. Sometimes things appear just at the right time. Looking forward to seeing more.

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  4. Val van der Poel

    I guess the prompt may have prompted your interest in flower too. Super sky in this piece but don’t your morning glories climb all over the place instead of growing all the same height – different subspecies maybe?

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    1. Sheila Post author

      Absolutely right Val! So I named it Morning’s Glory, instead of Morning Glories. May be the prompt did spark my interest. The book was a fun reminder 🙂

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  7. corinnebekker

    Yeah! Nice and loose. I was drawn in by the suggestion of cloud in the sky. Lovely use of white again. And the dark purples at the bottom really grounding it.
    Nice tribute to your teacher. I know some of them do have a lasting impact, don’t they?
    Anyway, about the flowers : Keep them coming!

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    1. Sheila Post author

      LOL, you made me laugh Corinne, thank you! There are many teachers I remember my friends and I were fond of 🙂

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