Clouds – Day 13 of 30 in 30

Clouds. 4 x 6 watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. © 2014 Sheila Delgado

Clouds. 4 x 6 watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. © 2014 Sheila Delgado

 

I am so enjoying my Arches paper. I can scrub, and rework and basically erase mistakes. Some of the smaller clouds in this I created by going back in with a damp brush, scrubbing out some of the color. In fact, I had the two large clouds ending at about the same point. I went back and extended the top cloud further into the center.

On its own, this sky-scape my not work as well as the previous two. But I think I finally got the foreground right. And when you see the three together, it makes more sense to have a lot of blue sky in this one.

I would love to hear your opinion. Did I create a sense of distance? I did not use a photo for reference, just my imagination. And memories of the view on various road trips through the desert.

I tried to scan the block with all three of these together, but it is just a tad bigger than my scanner bed. Some of the edge was cut off. I wanted to show this view, because I like how the white space between the pieces came out looking like dirt roads. Don’t ya’ think? I am tempted to go back and erase the seams and join them all together as one landscape. Or maybe just fix the foreground in the first painting.

Scan of  Days 11, 12 and 13

Scan of Days 11, 12 and 13

Below is a view with spacers between each panel.

Clouds Triptych

Clouds Triptych

I won’t use these for the postcard exchange. I think postcards should be more graphic.  I finally had a chance tonight to catch up on viewing the art being created in Leslie’s Challenge. Oh my, really great artists are taking part. It is so much fun to me to look at art. I wish I could win the lotto and buy a piece of art from each participant!

Hope your week is off to a great start! Don’t forget to look up and take notice of the sky and all its glory!

 

 

4 thoughts on “Clouds – Day 13 of 30 in 30

  1. Sandy Sandy

    Oh Sheila, I love your cloud series and I think you have really achieved what you are striving for here. I feel like I am out west taking in the BIG SKY when I look at these. I love clouds and always seem to find animals and pictures in them. Great job. Happy creating and keep up the good work.

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    1. Sheila Post author

      Wow! You just made my day Sandy! So glad you like them 🙂 Looking forward to your wonderful work today. Your collection is going to be amazing at the end of the month!

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  2. Joan

    Ok! That new paper is really workin’ for ya!! All I can say is “WOW!”.

    You most definitely created distance!! Great Work, Sheila. You should be very proud of the three of these! And they all look sensational together.

    Have fun with Day #14.

    P.S.. and it is totally impressive that you worked from memory!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    1. Sheila Post author

      Thanks so much Joan for your most generous appraisal! I was really happy with all of these, and I wondered if maybe that is just because I am such a cloud geek. So glad you enjoyed them too.
      My brother lived in Phoenix for about a year and half, and we would drive to see him often. (Only six hours.) I am always snapping photos along the way. Sometimes they are blurred garbage, but a lot of the time I luck out. Some of the vistas are burned in my brain. ha ha ha

      Looking forward to your Day 14 as always Joan! Happy painting to you!

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