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February 2020 Day 5

Day 5 Original, FEB C.G., 7 x 5, Acrylic on Yupo. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.

Today was an abstract day. Abstracts with a palette knife. I worked on four small pieces, 5 x 7 Heavy Yupo, 144lb. I really like the heavy Yupo. It does not buckle, even under thick layers of acrylic. I did not tape the sheet down, but it did not warp. Very nice!

I’m still undecided about this one. So much so, that I took to cropping it in Photoshop. The colors are muted, maybe that is what bothers me. Not sure. I do really like the colors. Happy for the practice,

think it would help to use a thick medium with the color. These are craft paints, and some a thicker than others. I need MORE palette knife practice. I like the 2nd and 4th images best. What do you think?

Day 5 crop, FEB C.G., 7 x 5, Acrylic on Yupo. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.

Day 5 crop 2, FEB C.G., 7 x 5, Acrylic on Yupo. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.

Day 5 crop 3, FEB C.G., 7 x 5, Acrylic on Yupo. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.

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Sometimes you lose learn.

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Day 3 – 30-Day Creative Challenge

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Day 3, FEB C.G., 4 x 6, watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold-pressed paper. © 2020 Sheila Delgado.

This is a pencil cactus. But really, it is a succulent. The stems are round like a dowel. During cooler months, they glow in vivid shades of pink, orange, and yellow. How fun is that? Their nickname is “Sticks On Fire”.