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Day 15 Of 30

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Day 15. 4 x 4 in. acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. © 2017 Sheila Delgado

Day 15. 4 x 4 in. acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. © 2017 Sheila Delgado

 

I should have done one more landscape to split the month down the middle. Those hills will pop up again I am sure. Still more I want to try.

Had a hard time today getting the colors to show true in Photoshop. Usually I add a bit of light and vibrance. But I had to “dull” this down by going into the negatives on both of those settings.  Clay, sand, white, desert rose, indigo. Warm, soft, calm.

This is a new piece, not one of the abstracts I struggled with. I worked on four today. The others need more work, and I needed to step away and let them breathe.

I did some cropping, just playing in Photoshop, pulling out my favorite parts. Wonder how many interesting images I could get from this one small painting.

 

Cropped images, Day 15. © 2017 Sheila Delgado

Cropped images, Day 15. © 2017 Sheila Delgado

 

I am so in awe of the great work the artists are creating this month. I really hope you have a chance to take a look.  Enjoy!

 

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Day 15 – Wanna Be

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Bell Rock. 4 x 6 watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

Bell Rock. 4 x 6 watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

 

I wanna be better.

Worked on three pieces today.  Finished two, but both felt flat. This is one of them. Started this at about 10:30 pm, finished by 11 including the editing. Looks so, juvenile to me. I like the soft clouds, and the greenery. But the rock is lacking oomph.

I know what I did wrong. Just wondering, if I know, why didn’t I just do it right? I wanted more of a sketchy feel. My pen marks are stiff and too dark. My shadows are stiff as well. There I am trying to “copy” the details from the photo instead of just feeling my way through the shapes.

Laughing at myself, because I have better paintings I could have posted. But here it is, day 15. Let’s see how much my Sedona scenes improve by next September’s challenge! I hope, I hope.

Here is a cloud shot I love. Maybe it will help to erase the memory of this mediocre little piece. Ha!

Sun setting in Prescott Valley

Sun setting in Prescott Valley

 

Take a look at day 15 on Leslie Seata’s 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge!
My Pinterest board for the event is bursting with over 700 works of art!

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