Category Archives: Collage

The February 2026 Creative Gathering, Days 20 Through 23.

Days 20 - 23 of the February 2026 Creative Gathering.  © 2026 Sheila Delgado.
Days 20 – 23 of the February 2026 Creative Gathering. © 2026 Sheila Delgado.

Day 20. Prickly Pear. Gouache, 8 x 8 in. The prickly pear pads can be all shades of green, yellow green, gray, silver, sage. Just not usually all on the same plant. 😆

Day 21. Gouache & mixed media on Arches 140 lb. Cold Press Paper. 4 x 4 in. S.M. Delgado. My scanner is still blurring parts of the image. (The top image, left side.)
Don’t worry, it is not your eyes. 🤓
For this series, my main goal was to catch up, and get ahead. Six small pieces sounded like a plan. I chose a limited palette and started with large blocks of color. Dots and marks in a contrasting color were added next. In Photoshop I layered leaves, patterns and music for more interest.

Day 22. Gouache on Arches Cold Press Paper 140 lb. 4 x 4 in. Repetition as composition.

Day 23. Gouache on Arches Cold Press Paper 140 lb. 4 x 4 in. By this time, I was starting to question my color choices. It felt like something was missing. 🤔 What do you think?

I received suggestions in the gathering group, and in my next post you will see the results.
Stay tuned!

The February gathering is a 30-day event, despite the month not having 30 days. And the group gallery video is coming around the mountain! Our time to celebrate the fabulous art the members have brought to life!

See you soon!
Have an awesome weekend!

Group Gallery, The Creative Gathering

Welcome to October! We just finished another month of creative challenges together. This marks the completion of our seventh year as a group. Thanks to our curiosity and perseverance, we created 368 amazing pieces of art. Great job, everyone!

The group gallery video runs just over four minutes.
You can pause, adjust the volume, and expand it to full screen if you’d like.

If you would like to take a look back at previous galleries, links are below.
You can also visit our Pinterest page. Enjoy!

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For the artists: I have copies of all of the images. They have been cropped, & brightened as needed. Many of the collages have been realigned. If you would like a copy of your slides, message me in the group, and I will happily send them to you. 🙂

The Creative Gathering, September Collage

30-Day Creative Gathering, Collage. 9-2025. © 2025 Sheila Delgado.
30-Day Creative Gathering, Collage. 9-2025. © 2025 Sheila Delgado.

OOPS! I goofed! I was so caught up in prepping the group gallery video, I forgot to post.
I was having too much fun, I suppose. 😉

The collage is a way to remember, to see the scope of what was achieved with small daily steps. It is a way to commemorate our dedication, and learning achieved. It is for ourselves. A small piece of our history. Our story.

The collage is also an important learning tool. It’s an opportunity to learn how to present your work. How to edit: crop out rough edges, insure proper lighting levels, arrangement, how to work with a grid. It’s our visual essay.

Below is my Favorites collage. I do this for myself. As I put it together, I revisit each piece. I think about the ideas I had in mind. What worked, what went wrong. Where I can make improvements. What I can try differently the next time. The happy accidents, and how I might “create” them again. Each series from the month is represented. A nice surprise. 🙂

30-Day Creative Gathering, Favorites Collage. 9-2025. © 2025 Sheila Delgado.
30-Day Creative Gathering, Favorites Collage. 9-2025. © 2025 Sheila Delgado.

Thanks so much for following along with this month.
Your observations and support help keep me going.

I’ll post the group gallery soon. I know you don’t want to miss it.
Happy creating to you!