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Day Ten – 30 In 30

She. 6 x 6 mixed media. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

She Walks in Beauty

By Lord Byron (George Gordon)

She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
Or softly lightens o’er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express,
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.

And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!

First read that poem in college. Poetry 101, RIP Mr. Otto Pfeiff. It has been a favorite ever since. Mr. Pfeiff saw some of my very first watercolors. Retched, horrible little things. But he gave me an A+ anyway. I will never forget you Mr. Pfeiff. And I will never stop loving poetry.

She, Final. 6 x 6 mixed media. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

Visit Leslie’s site for the artwork created today. Also hop on over to Sea Dean’s blog and vote. Ten days in, and already over 400 amazing pieces of art here.

Day Eight – Keep It Simple

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Lily. 6 x 6 Mixed media. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

I hit a wall last night. Worked for hours on a piece that went nowhere. Still working on it. Started this with leftover paint. Dripped some indigo, thinking it would be a landscape. Waiting for the paint to dry, I saw the simple form. My favorite flower.

Keep it simple stupid. K.I.S.S. You’re right Sandy… I went with the flow. Not really much transformation going on in this slide show, but it did take some work to smooth out the rough spots. The spadix looks dirty in some slides, and harsh in others. It is neither. I am thinking I may need to rework it and make it slender, but I like the way it echos the outer lines.

Don’t know what a spadix is? Neither did I until just now. Interesting, My favorite flower isn’t as simple as I thought.

From Yahoo answers:

Question- What is the yellow thing that sticks out of a Calla Lily?

It’s called the spadix. The colored foliage of the calla lily (what most people assume is the “flower” – the trumpet-shaped bit) is usually white or pastel colored. These outer colored leaves (trumpet) are known as spathes. The spadix – the middle thing or tapering yellow part – is the cone of actual tiny flowers.

I love the Calla Lily for its simplicity. Elegance, femininity, grace growing on strong stems. Worthy attributes.

Lily, Final. 6 x 6 Mixed media. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

Leslie Saeta is our host for the painting challenge, her piece today will make you think of summer. So breezy! Please visit Sea Dean to post your daily painting, or to vote on those posted. Prizes for the most active artist, AND the most active voter. You can vote for three artists each day.

Day Seven – 30 In 30 Featured Artist Interview

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Naranjo. 8 x 8 Mixed Media on Canvas Panel. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

This is alcohol inks, watercolor, and acrylic on canvas. I love the messiness. It started with just two big blobs, I had to carve out the shapes a bit, but they were all there. That is why the top “flower” doesn’t really match the others. I liked that shape, so I left it alone. I am debating taking out the leaf veins, I really like how they look in the first slide.

I have worked on this since before the challenge started. Thought I’d get a day or two ahead. HA! I think it might still need some more work. I am going to let it sit for a few days.

Leslie Saeta is our host for the painting challenge, I hope you will visit her site and browse today’s creations. Visit Sea Dean to post your daily painting, or to vote on those posted. Prizes for the most active artist, AND the most active voter. You can vote for three artists each day. That includes me, of course.

I just now noticed how strong the texture from the canvas is in these slides. It is not distracting in person.

Artist Cindy Williams is featuring artist interviews this month – and today is my day! Hope you will hop on over to her blog to take a look!