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Leslie Saeta’s September 30 Paintings In 30 Days Challenge, Day Fifteen

Mixed media on 140 lb. cold press paper.

Tears
rain
seeping
painn

wash away
clear new day
smile and shine bright
soon all
will be right.
~SMD

This is the half way point. Funny to me that this woman resembles a mid-century starlet. In the movies, if anything bad happens, it is soon resolved and the final scene fades with the audience knowing that everyone lives happily ever after.

I was working on this and half watching Vertigo, and later Rear Window. I mention that because, my painting kind of resembles Kim Novak, or Grace Kelly. Lithe, proper, with the perfect cupids bow.

I lifted up the paper too soon, Everything looked dry, but the blonde was still wet. Just a bit of a curve ball. This after my first painting of the day turned to mud. So I added a few more blonde streaks, and then I added rain, and rain drops. And then, a lucky accident.

One perfect tear. Almost perfect.

The internet has been in and out again, so I am posting late. Heading back home tonight, and then I will see what everyone else has been up to today.

Here is to another creative week ahead!

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.

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.

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.

background 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!