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Day 3 Of 30 Paintings in 30 Days

Day 3, Purple Flower, Mixed media on Aquabord. © 2016 Sheila Delgado. sheiladelgado.com

Not sure if this even looks like… anything. Not sure if it is post worthy, or done. I AM sure that I enjoyed painting it. I spent a good deal of time, just focused on the color, the tip of my brush, and having fun.

I was quite far along before I “saw” petals. And the one on the bottom was too small. Made me think of Nemo’s tiny fin. I went back in with water to make the petal larger. To “erase” color. Looking at it now, I think I need to go back in and round it out more.

I also played with the idea of cropping it to a square, and deepening the entire background with the indigo. This was a quick digital sketch, just to see how it felt.

Digital sketch, Day 3, Purple Flower, Mixed media on Aquabord. © 2016 Sheila Delgado. sheiladelgado.com

What do you think?

Feeling better now that I am caught up! I have started my Pinterest board for this challenge, still need to add today’s . Check it out! And take a look at Leslie’s site, where the daily art is posted.

Happy Painting everyone! And Happy Downton returns Day!

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!

Signed, Sealed…

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soon to be delivered.

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.