Blues. 5 x 5 watercolor on 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado
Feeling these blues anyhow. Triple digit heat here… no wonder. No, not sad. Tired yes. Ready for a nap. Yes. These colors were calling to me. Just a messy quick cure. Brush in hand. Next, brush in water, swirling clean. Such a comfort, that sound.
5 Minute ATC. 2.5 x 3.5 watercolor. © 2016 Sheila Delgado
Inspired by Dotty Seiter’s recent posts, and reminded by Val van der Poel that I like yellow, I picked up a brush and spent five minutes in my happy place.
Hope you get some time to create today!
Floral repeating pattern. © 2016 Sheila Delgado. sheiladelgado.com
Design project complete. I am still deciding on colors. The design came together quickly. I divided the “canvas” into quads. (If you look closely you might see the pink lines.) I started by placing the largest bloom, then the medium, then filled holes with the smallest buds.
I used five different blooms, and rotated copies of them for variation.
I played with some mock-ups, the colors may change. They are not showing well here. One has large yellow blooms, another has yellow and green with the white. On top you see it with a few small yellow flowers. I like my first thought best. Just white on blue. (middle photo.)
Funny to me, this simple design that came together easily. I worked on so many complicated designs, some didn’t work, and others I just did not like in the end.
I had to travel that long and winding road to find this. Isn’t that always the way?