Pear. 5 x 7 in. watercolor and pen. © 2016 Sheila Delgado
A few days ago….
It was late. I was tired. I had the urge to put brush to paper, and color.
Spent the day on ‘tech stuff”, repairs on my site.
Inspired by a stitched work of art. Pear. Bright colors.
Made me want to play.
By the light from my monitor.
A quick sketch. A wash, then another.
Feeling better.
Computer off.
Time to sleep.
L.Y.A. 2016 Side Swap #9, “Build” by Sherry Harmes.
Sherry Harmes lives in Larsen Bay, Kodiak Island Alaska. I have swapped with Sherry before, and I always look forward to her art arriving. For these tiny houses she used security envelopes and watercolor. On the back of the card is this:
The building she is doing this year includes and addition, Bee, Bird, Butterfly and Bat houses. And relationships with long-lost family! Sherry sounds like a busy bee herself!
Sherry includes the weather stats on her card, I think that is such a fun and creative detail. The temperature in Alaska was at 44 degrees, and when I received the card in Wildomar, CA. our temp was at 51 degrees. Funny to think So. Cal. was almost as cold as Alaska!
I placed Sherry’s card in something that I built (with some help), paint storage crates.
This is my lucky 13th card to arrive! Still looking for one more of the regular swap cards, and then Kat Sloma’s to close the swap. And there are more sides on their way as well!
Wishing you the very best in your busy year Sherry! Thanks so much for sharing your playful art with me!
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Yellow Bird,revised. 8 x 8 watercolor and pen on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado
I added a grey wash over the branches that did not have it in the first version. On screen, the pen marks are not showing up as well as they do in person.
We had rain most of the morning. Soft and steady. No sign of the ducks, then all of a sudden a female came crashing down into the pool. Sorry to say I didn’t get the shot. Two seconds later Mr. and another female landed on the grass. They stayed for about an hour. They had a snack, preened and climbed the stairs to the top deck. But I am guessing they had enough of the wet, as they did not get in the pool again. Pip also made a brief visit with a few friends.
