Just a Spritz. 5.5 x 5.5 in. watercolor on 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado
I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.
~ Claude Monet
Just A Spritz
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Day 23- Fortuitous Tulips
Tulips. 6 x 6 watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado
WOW! After two bad, I mean REALLY bad right-into-the-round-file pieces… this! Well thank goodness. Meant I could finally go to bed!
I started with watercolor pencil, and clean water splattered on the paper. Towards the end I was tempted to add watercolor pencil to bring out leaf shapes, but I decided to forgo the chance of botching it! I thought my stems looked a bit too beefy, but I like the overall look of this. I like the way the colors mixed, and there are some interesting blooms as well.
Hallelujah AMEN!
Treat yourself to the Day 23 art on Leslie Seata’s 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge!
My Pinterest board for the event is bursting with over 1100 works of art!
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Tulips
Yellow Tulips. 4 x 6 watercolor and pen on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2015 Sheila Delgado
When scanned, the background shows as a lovely violet. Pretty, but not true to life. I am in love with this color right now. And yellow. And flowers. I woke up with the idea of an intense background, set off with bright yellow buds.
I suppose I should have added some leaves, they are as pretty as the flowers. Well, next time.
Hope you are staying cool, in your neck of the woods!