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Day 15 of 30 in 30

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Lotus. 4 x 6 postcard, watercolor and pen on 140 lb. cold press paper. © 2014 Sheila Delgado

Lotus. 4 x 6 postcard, watercolor and pen on 140 lb. cold press paper. © 2014 Sheila Delgado

My painting for today is another postcard for Kat Sloma’s Liberate Your Art Postcard Exchange. Kat has volunteers help her to sort and prep the cards for mailing. I am going to send extra cards, as a  “Thank You” for their help in making the exchange possible.

I was looking through The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones today. One of my treasures. My brother treated me to it at a discount book store, years ago. Six dollars for an encyclopedias worth of design information. My inspiration today is from the section on Egyptian motifs.

The lotus flower was a symbol of purity and rebirth. Lotus is often seen with Papyrus in artworks, together they symbolize the unity between upper and lower Egypt. It takes several days for the lotus to rise from murky pond waters. Amazing flower don’t you think?

Star Bright

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Star Bright. Watercolor, & pen on 140 lb. cold press paper. © 2013 Sheila Delgado

Star Bright. Watercolor, & pen on 140 lb. cold press paper.  4 x 6 © 2013 Sheila Delgado

Watercolor on 140 lb. cold press paper. © 2013 Sheila Delgado

Watercolor on 140 lb. cold press paper. 4 x 6 © 2013 Sheila Delgado

Three more postcards for the Birthday postcard exchange. Sending them all out tomorrow. Some of the December birthday girls will be getting their cards super early. Knowing how hectic this month is, and how forgetful I am, I wanted to be sure the cards made it to their destinations.

Hope you all had a warm and wonderful holiday!

Sunny. Watercolor on 6 x 4 cold press paper. © Sheila Delgado 2013

Sunny. Watercolor, 6 x 4 cold press paper. © Sheila Delgado 2013

 

Blackbird

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Blackbird, blackbird, what do you see?
Blackbird, blackbird, are you watching me?
Blackbird, blackbird, sitting so high.
Oh how I wish, I too, could fly.
S.M.D.

I am so pleased with how this turned out. I had planned on doing a solid black silhouette, but the first wash took me in another direction. This is my first little bird. I like him so much, I am going to have a hard time gifting him for the Birthday postcard swap.

Hope you are having a super day!

Blackbird. 4 x 6 watercolor postcard on 140 lb. cold press paper. © 2013 Sheila Delgado

Blackbird. 4 x 6 watercolor postcard on 140 lb. cold press paper. © 2013 Sheila Delgado