Category Archives: Acrylic

Day 30

Well I had grand ideas, for a grand finale and what I got instead was an epic fail. So at 11:58 pm, I started over again. Almost botched this one as well. Whew!

Day 30 Epic fail. 9 x 9 in. mixed media on paper.

Hours on my first attempt. Layers of texture, palette knife. Painted flowers. Not great. Layered more color on the background and foreground. Not better. Painted the vase. O.K., that looks really cool.

I put crackle over the petals. Waited. Very few cracks. Added a second layer, knowing full well it would not work. And it didn’t. Cracks developed in just a few areas. I rubbed on dark rust, cracks barely visible. Tried again with indigo. You can see the cracks, but now the flowers look dirty.

The scan is even worse than the original. Don’t know why but the right side looks much darker than it actually is. Tomorrow will be better!

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Day 26 – A Work In Progress.

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Day 26. 6 x 6 in. Acrylic on paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

I thought about not posting this. I want to rework the flowers. I couldn’t decide about the flower heads, so I tried them two different ways. I am leaning towards the loose swirly ones. Right now it just looks like a big yellow, mess. I need to think about it a few days, and figure something else out.

I think the pot saves this from the trash pile. I really like how all of that texture showed up. That little purple spot on the right was a mistake. I wiped off some paint while it was still wet, But I liked it, so I left it in. The background was about three different colors. Well, three main colors. When it was a loss, I went ahead and tried a soft green. Guacamole gone bad. Yuck.

Then I saw a bottle of crackle paint, and thought what the heck. I have used the two-step crackle before for craft projects, but this was new to me. I forgot that if you apply a thicker layer you will get bigger cracks. Didn’t bother to read the instructions until after it had dried.

And just as I knew it would happen, the cracks were barely visible without adding a top coat in a contrasting color. You can do light over dark or dark over light, just as long as there is a contrast. I opted for indigo, of course. Hoped it would tie in with the pot. I just put a small amount of the indigo on a damp paper towel and rubbed it over the area.

I will probably wake up tomorrow and cringe at knowing I actually posted this. But there it is. I also painted another bookmark contender. And Sea, I used my water brush. I am going to save that for tomorrow. It is going to be a busy day, and I might not have time to paint.

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Day 25 Of 30 In 30

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Day 25. 6 x 6 in. Acrylic on paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

I started two 6 x 6 acrylic pieces today. Worked one, and then the other just to the hideous stage. Promptly decided to take a break. Not to give up, just to let the paint dry. Told myself I would come back to them with fresh eyes.

Well I think it helped with this one. I have this gnawing feeling that it is unfinished. But that could be due to the fact that I have been “outlining” things.

This was painted with my fingers, except of course for the splatter. I am very happy with the textured background. It is much warmer in person. The “skin” tone is not showing well here.

While I was debating about defining the flowers, I thought to try adding splatter. First the green, then turquoise. Hmmm. Maybe some watered down white. O.K. A little better.

Still, it was not quite… there. I splattered some thinned indigo, and that was it. The minute the color hit the paper I knew. It brought everything together, and hinted at some depth.

Let me know what you think. Should I add some definition?

Happy first day of the last week of Leslie’s painting challenge!