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30 In 30, Day Three

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10:19 PM, and it was another mucky day. I tried to save the portrait. Didn’t. I painted some large yellow and orange flowers wet on wet. Those dried OOOUU-gly.  I tried an abstract. More muckiness.

Acrylic on 4 x 6 canvas board.

Acrylic on 4 x 6 canvas board.

I painted a single large magenta flower on canvas board, with a palette knife.  Ruined that too.

Finally I pulled out some photo paper and painted a few fairly pretty little flowers, that I may be able to use for a fabric design. 

Watercolor on photo paper.

Watercolor on photo paper.

 

 

 

 

 

So today I am turning in a painting I did previously. I know it is cheating. I did paint today. I just did not create a usable painting.

This is acrylic on a 12 x 12 canvas. It took me under 30 minutes. The background is a metallic, and there are bits of it in the body of the trees. In the side view, you can see how they catch the light.

I am glad I accepted Leslie’s challenge. I’m just having some sort of painter’s block. We’ll see what tomorrow brings!

Acrylic on 12 x 12 canvas.

Acrylic on 12 x 12 canvas.

background detail

background detail

 

Metallic detail

Metallic detail

 

 

30 in 30, Day Two

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Today was a struggle. I started a 9 x 12 portrait. One that I have been wanting to do for a while now. Right now it is in the ugly-time-to-trash it phase. I was trying to paint large and loose. Well, after five hours, I can no longer hope for loose. The thing is, the face is looking pretty good, just the rest of it is muck. So maybe I can save it tomorrow, and crop it way down, and have the gift for a friend I was trying for.

I am reminding myself, that watercolor is a difficult medium. I know what I am doing wrong… but It is not helping me to get it right. It is 8:24. I need to post my piece here to be able to post it on Leslie’s site as well. Done is better than perfect. Sometimes. Right?

I am not happy with this either. I toiled diligently, so it is going to have to do. So happy for all of my friends who are participating! Your work today is so awesome!

Acrylic, watercolor and pen 3 1/2 x 4

Acrylic, watercolor and pen 3 1/2 x 4

 

 

 

 

30 Paintings In 30 days, Day One

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Painting #1 for Leslie Saeta’s September 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge. I started this on August 23rd and it has been sitting unfinished, because I thought I botched the background. I finally made the attempt to “fix” it. I scrubbed out the first layer which was Alizarin crimson and French ultramarine. Over that I layered Inktense Deep Indigo. I am so happy with the result. There is a hint of the red in some areas, and it brings a warm light in. I haven’t thought of a name for her yet, do you have a suggestion?

Watercolor 4 x 5

Watercolor 4 x 5, 140 lb Cold Press, © Sheila Delgado 2013

 

Acrylic on canvas

Acrylic on canvas panels

I have also added more layers to the canvas boards. I smudged, scraped, and applied paint with a twig. I took out some of the light colors, then added them back in. And I thinned the turquoise and then scrubbed a bit of that back on. There is a nice texture building up. I have lost count, but there are about eight layers so far. I have chosen some quotes from favorite poems, and I am planning to add those at some point. My hand lettering skills are a weakness, so I am crossing my fingers I can pull it off. Acrylic on canvas panel