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Hello, from the Creative Gathering!

Days 1-13, September 2023 Creative Gathering. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Days 1-13, September 2023 Creative Gathering. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.

Whoa! Am I behind in sharing! I have 3 posts in the works. But I have been struggling to keep up with the 30 day challenge. Busy days, and very little time to sit and paint. Staying up late has not been the solution it usually is. I have painted just about as many horrible abstracts, as you see paintings here. Working in pairs or threes, hoping for at least one good something to post for the day. Still ticking, though. 😉

Here they are. The month so far. All a combination of watercolor, digital collage, poetry, or music. Patterns, and sometimes pen. Below are close ups. You may still have to zoom in to see finer details. You can see them individually on Instagram.

Details, Days 1-13, September 2023 Creative Gathering. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Wishing you JOY & happy creating!

Join in the 30-Day Creative Gathering

September 2023 30-Day Creative Gathering

Our September 2023 30-Day Creative Gathering,
is right around the corner!
We gather again in two weeks.
Woo Whoo! 🎉

I hope you can join us!

This is an opportunity to REVIVE or REINVENT your daily art practice.
Is there a new medium you would like to try?
Or new materials you’ve been wanting to explore?
Maybe life has been pulling you away from your creative pursuits.
This can be a nudge back to creating.

Our 30-Day Creative Gathering is an informal gathering of creators. Just paint each day in September. Or sketch, or take a photo. We welcome all levels, all mediums. Creating each day does not have to mean completing a finished piece.

Work in progress is welcome!

You can choose to follow a theme, experiment with new tools, use a new palette. Or not. At the end of the month, each artist will create a collage of their works. If you have not done that before, we will show you how.

Gathering together allows the opportunity to connect with others, make new friends, and cheer each other on. Please remember to be respectful and kind. Set aside some time each day, or each week, to visit other artists, and chat (comment) with members .

It’s OK to start late.
It’s OK to participate even if you will not be able to do all 30 days.
The only rule in the group is to post your work in the daily album.

Feel free to visit the group for a peek.
Click on Media, then Albums, to view the art that was created each day.

Help us spread the word!

If you have taken part before, you are all set.
If you are new to the group, you can sign up here.

The countdown starts next week.
See you soon! 😃

Week One Of The 30-Day Creative Gathering

Day 5, CG FEB 23. 6 x 6 inch. Watercolor, acrylics, ink & digital. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Day 5, CG FEB 23. 6 x 6 inch. Watercolor, acrylics, ink & digital. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Day 4, CG FEB 23. 6 x 6 inch. Watercolor, acrylics, ink & digital. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Day 4, CG FEB 23. 6 x 6 inch. Watercolor, acrylics, ink & digital. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Day 4 texture close up.
Day 4 texture close up.

I had so much fun with this texture. I scribbled with an Inktense pencil. I love how it turned out.

Day 3, CG FEB 23. 6 x 6 inch. Watercolor, acrylics, ink & digital. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Day 3, CG FEB 23. 6 x 6 inch. Watercolor, acrylics, ink & digital. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Day 2, CG FEB 23. 6 x 6 inch. Watercolor, acrylics, ink & digital. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Day 2, CG FEB 23. 6 x 6 inch. Watercolor, acrylics, ink & digital. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Day 1, CG FEB 23. 6 x 6 inch. Watercolor, acrylics, ink & digital. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Day 1, CG FEB 23. 6 x 6 inch. Watercolor, acrylics, ink & digital. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.

I am having so much fun. As you know, I have not been posting art the last few months. Only one or two pieces since the September Gathering. I’ve missed painting!

Even so, I was really stressed about starting again. Not sure of what to paint. Afraid I might flub it. You can see in day 1, how tight and linear I was. I still like it. The others are much more loose.

I am noticing that the parchment (creamy white) looks somewhat dingy here. It is the low resolution of the image. The color is clean, soft and bright in the paintings.

Well, back to work for me. I have to work on my Spoonflower design, due Tuesday at noon. I have some admin. tasks before I can hit the sack. I better get to it!

It would be possible to describe everything scientifically,
but it would make no sense;
it would be without meaning,
as if you described a Beethoven symphony as
a variation of wave pressure.
Albert Einstein