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Leslie Saeta’s September 30 in 30 Challenge

Day 1, One Ear. 8 x 8 Watercolor on paper. © 2017 Sheila Delgado

Day one and we’re off! I have looked forward to this challenge. You will have to remind me of that when we hit week three.

He still looks a little angry. Oh well, I am pleased with this attempt. You can revisit my first try in the earlier post. I was prepared to paint something completely different today. But Mr. Ear here was calling me.

I will be sharing on Pinterest, the board is up, but I have yet to start pinning. And Oh HEY! Signed up on Instagram, so click the button on the right to follow me. I will be posting each day there, if the site is down. I mentioned the repairs in the two earlier posts. One glitch is that my posts are not being emailed. Ughhh! But the server is a priority over that.

Thanks for sticking with me. Ever so grateful. This month might be bumpy, pero asi es la vida!

But that is life!

Happy New 30 in 30!

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Thinking of Spring. 8 x 8 Mixed media. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

Happy New Year y’all! Welcome to another 30 in 30 challenge! I have looked forward to this since the end of September. O.K., I think it took me a month to recover from that challenge enough to think about doing it all over again!

But I have looked forward to January 2016 since December of 2015! DOWNTON! So while I might start to look forward to the end of the painting challenge at some point, I will also be simultaneously hoping that January goes on forever!

I have several ideas for a theme. Had. Have had. I can’t decide, and I am not really sure if I will have theme this time. I did not have a chance to prep in advance. But I did start painting a few days ago. I tried a few landscapes, as well as a few abstracts. Nothing very post worthy, so I thought it might be a good idea to stick with a subject I know.

I painted most of this with my fingers. Started with abstract yellow shapes, then green. Roughed in a pot. Spread colors around in the background. I used a brush to shape the pot. Also to lay down the purple base in the foreground, and the dark centers of the blooms. I added a last layer of a creamy white to the background and defined shapes with a pen.

Whew! Number one is done!

Happy Joyful New Year!

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Today is the first day… of the rest of the month!

It is time for Leslie Saeta’s January 30 Paintings In 30 Days Challenge. Here is my Day One, a GIF for you. Three slides only. I added flecks of color, and then a few long strokes of pastel. Subtle. No title yet.

HAPPY SUPERCALIFRAGILISTIC 2015 to you! May all your days be blessed!