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September 2017 30 Paintings In 30 Days Review

I had fun with this month’s challenge. Had a rocky start with site crashes, comments going down, and then a road trip interruption. All of that seemed to make the month fly by. I never felt that third week are-we-there-yet dread kick in. Blessings in disguise. Seems to me the start of January’s challenge was rocky too. Maybe I should just expect rocky,

I botched Day 2. I was happy with it. Then the last step. Wreck. It was late, and I needed a replacement to post PDQ. And that is how the first abstract came about. Simple as that. I didn’t plan to do others, but the colors called me.

Most popular days by views: 8, 11, 6, 16, 30, 5, 20, 14, 13, and 12. In that order. Only three of those are on my favorites list. What do I know?

Big thank you to Leslie Saeta for hosting yet another fantastic event! My heartfelt thanks to each of you who took the time to visit me here. Who follow my artistic journey. Our conversations mean the world to me. I am so grateful to have found this community, and I cherish every one of you! For your encouragement, your guidance, your inspiration,

Thank You!

Giveaway alert! I would love to send out 10 bookmarks. Random drawing from your comments. I am going to have a friend choose 10 numbers between 1 and 30. The names from those days will go into a bowl, and the recipients selected from there.

I am going to cut the bookmarks from these paintings:

: Day 27. 8 x 8 Acrylic on paper. © 2017 Sheila Delgado

: Day 20, Mirage. 8 x 8 Acrylic on paper. © 2017 Sheila Delgado

: Day 23, Haboob. 8 x 8 Acrylic on paper. © 2017 Sheila Delgado

: Day 2, Color Study. 7 x 7 Acrylics on paper. 2017 Sheila Delgado

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Take a look at the 30 day collages!

Day 28 of 30

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Day 28. 8 x 8 mixed media on paper. © 2017 Sheila Delgado

Two more days. WOW! This challenge went by so fast for me. Not saying it was easy. I just can’t believe it is almost over. Almost think this is a WIP. But for tonight, it is done.

Happy last day eve painting to you!

Day 26 of 30

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Day 26. 8 x 8 mixed media on paper. © 2017 Sheila Delgado

Had fun with this. So much, that I didn’t even think about the fact that I cut the painting in half. I was going to add more vines. The colors refused to scan right. The background colors do get lighter, but not white. There are three blues in the background, but the difference isn’t visible here. The swirly blooms are a mix of a flesh color, and a very soft pink. They are warmer than they look.

Just a bit of fun.

I worked a bit more on Day 25 as well. I went over the white lines, I think it helped a bit. Added pen as well.