Category Archives: Flowers

Mail Art

The Milliande Birthday Postcard Swap I am a part of does not include any birthday’s for this month. Which is a blessing in disguise, because we are celebrating five birthdays next month. I am trying to get a jump on my birthday creations, and have them ready before Thanksgiving.

I am also working on a postcard submission for a show in New York City, and the deadline is the beginning of next month. I have several cards started, and this I finished today.

Ranunculus, watercolor on 140 lb. cold press paper. 4 x 6 postcard © 20 13 Sheila Delgado

Have a terrific Tuesday!

You’ve Got Art!

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A couple of weeks ago I worked on sunflowers for a friend in the UK, and my cousin Edrynn in New Mexico. I mailed them on the same day, in the same size envelope and somehow, Pauline received hers first. Things that make you go Hmm.

These were a surprise, but I can share them with you now. Here is the sunflower now residing in New Mexico. I included the poppies after a conversation with Pauline where she mentioned that they were her sisters favorite flower. You can see Pauline’s sunflower here.

Happy Friday evening everyone! Enjoy the weekend!

Poppies. 4 x 4 Watercolor © Sheila Delgado 2013

Sunflowers. 8 x 8 watercolor © Sheila Delgado 2013

Here Comes The Sun

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I did not always appreciate the beauty of a sunflower. Something a little too wild, and untended about them I think. I have a vague memory of seeing them in a garden, that really just looked like a bunch of miss matched overgrown weeds. I always leaned more towards the glamorous tropical plants. Calla lily, bird of paradise, big leafy banana plants, palms.

Georgia O’Keefe and Vincent Van Gogh helped me see the error of my ways. Now I love sunflowers for being wild, and strong. You can find them growing on the driest, hottest, most forgotten piece of land. Sunflowers are survivors.

Wikipedia names 52 species of sunflower, but there are 6 additional “former” listings. This is an interesting history, and there are truly gorgeous photos to be seen as well.

This sunflower of mine may have turned out a bit too cartoony, but I had fun painting it. What do you think?