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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas



Wishing you laughter that echoes, peace that abides, and love that never fades.

I hope the magic of Christmas fills every corner of your heart and home with joy — now and always.

Merry Christmas & Blessed New Year!

30-Day Creative Gathering, September 2024, Week Two

Days 8-16, of the 30-Day Creative Gathering.  9-2024. © 2024 Sheila Delgado.
Days 8-16, of the 30-Day Creative Gathering. 9-2024. © 2024 Sheila Delgado.

I’m posting week two, and some extras. The server for my site was under repair for a few days. There may still be some hiccups. Fingers crossed.

I have transitioned from acrylics to watercolor. The acrylic pieces require so much time. And I had been posting really late each day. I still have ideas floating around, so I may be working with collage and acrylics again before the month ends. These are all 8 x 8 inches, except for the landscape. It is 4 x 4 inches.

Days 13, of the 30-Day Creative Gathering.  Fiddle-Leaf Fig. 9-2024. © 2024 Sheila Delgado.
Days 13, of the 30-Day Creative Gathering. Fiddle-Leaf Fig. 9-2024. © 2024 Sheila Delgado.
Days 14, of the 30-Day Creative Gathering. Abstracted Ocotillo. 9-2024. © 2024 Sheila Delgado.
Days 14, of the 30-Day Creative Gathering. Abstracted Ocotillo. 9-2024. © 2024 Sheila Delgado.

The sedimentary paints created fun textures.

Days 14,  Close-Up,  Abstracted Ocotillo. 9-2024. © 2024 Sheila Delgado.
Days 14, Close-Up, Abstracted Ocotillo. 9-2024. © 2024 Sheila Delgado.

Thanks so much for taking a look. I’ll see you next week!

World Watercolor Month 2023

Day 22, WWM 2023. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Day 22, 5 x 5 in. WWM 2023. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.

For me, July started slow. Or maybe it was just me feeling like a sloth from the heat. Chug, chug, chug, then whoosh! I was in the mood for flowers this month. Still, I did manage to change it up here and there. I made an effort to use scraps, small bits of paper. And I had fun with those. The largest I worked this month was 5 x 5 inches. That felt like the perfect size for a daily painting.

I found a terrific video about painting wet on wet cats. Furballs. She also does birds, dragonflies and flowers that look really fun. I have since done about a dozen furry critters, that may turn up in a pattern soon. I stopped my watercolor month at 30. Monday was crammed, and I decided to cut myself some slack. I even snuck in a short nap. Actually, it snuck up on me. 🥴

World Watercolor Month 2023, Final week. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
World Watercolor Month 2023, Final week. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Day 25, WWM 2023. Prickly Pear, © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Day 25, 5 x 5 in. WWM 2023. Prickly Pear, © 2023 Sheila Delgado.

August means starting my planning for the September 30-Day Creative Gathering. What was it Cathy (comic strip) would say? ACK! 😲😄

✨✨ Coming soon! Our ninth gathering! Wowzers! ✨✨

Falling Leaves Wallpaper. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.
Falling Leaves Wallpaper. © 2023 Sheila Delgado.

Falling leaves placed at #1497 of 1723 with 15 votes. I knew it would not place well when I voted and saw all of the fabulous florals. So gorgeous! But I am happy with this design and will do a few more colorways.

Thanks so much for following along with me this month. It went by fast, didn’t it? And thank you for taking the time to vote on Falling Leaves! I know it is a chore.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! 🙂
Chat with you soon!

Wishing you JOY!

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