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Prayer

 

Let us Pray. 6 x 6 acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

Let us Pray. 6 x 6 acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

 

Prayer

: a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship.

: a religious service, especially a regular one, at which people gather in order to pray together.

: an earnest hope or wish.

 

The wedding colors were navy and a coral, or salmon. I tried this with the addition of coral, and it was awful. Tried it with a soft sky blue. Too sweet. Went with navy and white. Just right.

I didn’t think about it until I was through. But maybe this has a slight resemblance to water. The ocean. Moonlight. Their wedding cruise.

Well, we will see if anyone else makes that connection.

 

Happy weekend y’all!

 

 

 

Signed, Sealed…

soon to be delivered.

8 x 8 acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. 2015 Sheila Delgado

8 x 8 acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. 2015 Sheila Delgado

This is the after.

And here is the before.

WIP, 8 x 8 acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. 2015 Sheila Delgado

Yucko!

I showed this to my friend who had requested it, and she was very polite.
“I’m not so sure about that one.”

I was sure. Sure it was a disaster. There are a couple of reasons for that. First, I had used too many colors. OVERLOAD. 2nd, I had let the colors dry in between some of the layers, and there was not enough “mixing” happening. I painted with my fingers. Inspired in part by the style of Flora Bowley. Mostly, I just let loose, and did not plan anything in particular.

I started with the colors I wanted to see the least of in the finished painting. Dipping my fingertips in paint, I used long strokes. I also dabbed and dotted on color for variation. With the final layers, I tried to work fast, so the colors could mix a bit on the canvas. This way there are hard and soft edges.

I let those layers dry and then added more texture. A small rubber comb dipped in paint created a row of squares, or small circles if I had too much paint on it. Using another side of the same comb gave me a row of short lines. You can see both in the top photo.

Next I splattered Indigo, yellow, and white paint. Those colors were used throughout the pieces. That gives you dark splatters on light areas, and light splatters on dark areas. I also dripped watery white paint down the front. I loaded my brush with paint, and pressed it along the top edge to get the drip started. Then I loaded the drip three or four times, to be sure it ran the length of the canvas.

I made sure everything was dry, then transferred the words to the canvas. I used two small brushes, and three layers of paint. The pieces from yesterdays post, were also outlined with black waterproof pen (Pitt). I did have to touch up a few pen goofs by adding more paint, but thankfully not many.

“For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Prayer Potentiality

Let us Pray. 6 x 6 acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.  2015 sheiladelgado.com

 

They are done! Whew!  I thought it would take me four days to paint them. Nine 6 x 6 gallery wrapped canvases. But I finished them in three days. I also started the 8 x 8 requested at the last-minute.

My first try with that one was a disaster. It is in browns, with small touches of blue, green and yellow. It looked like I had spilled chocolate sauce all over the canvas. And not in an artsy, Pollock inspired way. More like I tripped and splattered the sauce, and then slipped in the mess, and spilled even more.

But it is better now. More Cafe au lait, and less Nestle. Time for the lettering and two coats of matte polyurethane and they will be ready for delivery.

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