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Jingle Jangle

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Jingle. 4 x 6 Postcard. Mixed media on 140 lb. Arches cold pressed paper. © 2014 Sheila Delgado

Jingle. 4 x 6 Postcard. Mixed media on 140 lb. Arches cold pressed paper. © 2014 Sheila Delgado

This postcard is a save. I started with burnt umber gouache and plastic wrap. The color dried to a yucky, blech brown, and I had no idea what I could do to make it better. I got the idea of barnacles, and used negative painting to bring out the shapes. Still blech. The tube of red acrylic was sitting in front of me… BAM.

embossing tools

embossing tools

I added green, blue, yellow. I used brushes, and embossing tools. The embossing tools make great, uniform shapes. The yellow dots on white were too close in value, so I added a black outline to get them to pop. I also outlined the card in black because I know it will be shown on a white wall

Copper acrylic highlights.

Copper acrylic highlights.

Finally I added copper dots to catch the light. The white dots are glossy acrylic. A mistake really, I picked up the wrong bottle, but I like the shine. I think this card would look great in the  Visual Aids 17th ANNUAL POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE.

 

It’s beginning to look a lot like ChRiStMaS.

 

 

Blossoms in Blue Complete

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4 x 6 postcard, watercolor, Nupastel, oil pastel, crayon.

4 x 6 postcard, watercolor, Nupastel, oil pastel, crayon.

I placed this on a shelf to look at it from a distance. I decided to up the volume, adding more white, a brighter yellow, and a brighter pink.  I added a bit of dark blue pastel which is reading almost turquoise on the scan. I also added a few more blue splatters to replace what was under the pastel work. I still think the front stem needs work, but I am calling this done.

Deadline is looming, I need to finish one or two more, and make a decision.

Enjoy your evening~

 

 

Blossoms in Blue

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Postcard #1 is complete. I think. I will look at it with fresh eyes tomorrow. I did some subtractive painting, adding spots of yellow, and a light wash of white acrylic. Next I scraped away some of the white wash to show the yellow, and create some grassy texture.

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Added some yellow, and a light wash of white. Scraped and scratched the wash.

The stems were already there. They were part of the first blue layers. I added the flower center, some petal detail on the smaller blooms, and scribbled in some grass. Two blue splatters look like distant flowers, and one of them even has a stem. Pure luck that.

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Adding details.

OK, I know this is a bit blurry. I couldn’t get a decent shot, and I was anxious to see how it would scan. I need to seal it, so I experimented and used Saran wrap to cover the scanner bed. (You can see the wrinkles.)

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I used oil pastel to add more yellow, and bits of pink and purple. I added nupastel to add more white, and some sky blue, I softened some with a Q-tip, and left some marks rough. I tried to bring back some of the white crayon marks that were in the under painting.

Maybe I will add more yellow. Or more white. White splatters?

I am not thrilled with where the two stems are meeting. I tried to bring one stem forward by making it brighter. Didn’t quite work. I need to darken the background a bit I think.

What do you think? I would value any opinions on how I can improve this. It may not be the one I send in to the Gallery, but I do really like it. On to create another…