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Day Seven – 30 In 30 Featured Artist Interview

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!

Day Five – 30 In 30

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Friends. 4 x 6 mixed media postcard. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

When I started painting today, this was my leftovers. Trying to use instead of lose paint. The card I was focused on, took a turn for the worse. Or suddenly this looked better.

I was trying to go “Flora” (Bowly), spreading paint with my fingers. Also palette knives and brushes. A little pen, a bit of watercolor. Q-tips.

I had no intentions. At first the white seemed to suggest two forms. A conversation maybe. Adding paint, that image dissipated. I wanted to work quick and loose. It’s Downton night don’t ya’ know! (Typed with an Irish accent that. The Quiet Man is on.)

Friends, Final. 4 x 6 mixed media postcard. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

My friend Sea Dean has invited all the participants in Leslie’s challenge, to also post their daily paintings on her blog. She is giving prizes! To the most active artist, AND to the most active voter. You can vote for three artists a day. That includes me, of course. Join in the fun!

Treat yourself and visit Leslie Saeta’s blog today. There are now over 1200 artists taking part. So cool! Such great art!

Here is a cute video for all those born in January, today is my birthday and I am inviting you to a virtual party. This isn’t really “Happy Birthday” but it makes me giggle. So enthusiastic. Get your jam on!

Still cold, but they say it will warm up to the 70’s today. Right now it is 37 degrees. Still snow on the ground, and “yuck” in the house. We postponed my birthday dinner until we are all presentable. Wishing good health to all!

Still snow on the ground, just a bit (5 days later), and still CoLd!

Jingle Jangle

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Jingle. 4 x 6 Postcard. Mixed media on 140 lb. Arches cold pressed paper. © 2014 Sheila Delgado

This postcard is a save. I started with burnt umber gouache and plastic wrap. The color dried to a yucky, blech brown, and I had no idea what I could do to make it better. I got the idea of barnacles, and used negative painting to bring out the shapes. Still blech. The tube of red acrylic was sitting in front of me… BAM.

embossing tools

I added green, blue, yellow. I used brushes, and embossing tools. The embossing tools make great, uniform shapes. The yellow dots on white were too close in value, so I added a black outline to get them to pop. I also outlined the card in black because I know it will be shown on a white wall

Copper acrylic highlights.

Finally I added copper dots to catch the light. The white dots are glossy acrylic. A mistake really, I picked up the wrong bottle, but I like the shine. I think this card would look great in the Visual Aids 17th ANNUAL POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE.

It’s beginning to look a lot like ChRiStMaS.