#100DaysOfMingus – #86 And #1 WorldWatercolorMonth

Mingus #86. 5.5 x 12 in. watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Mingus #86. 5.5 x 12 in. watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

 

Oh, I like this! This was fun!

I had a few hours to kill while in Phoenix last week, and lucky me, there was a Hobby Lobby nearby. They are bringing in Christmas. No, that is not a typo. To make room, there were mark downs galore. My most awesome find? A bottle of Winsor & Newton Granulation Medium.

I recently read about this medium, and I looked online to order it. What I found was over twelve dollars. Hobby had it at $8.99. And mark down was $2.24! WOO-HOO!!

All of that, dark, dirty looking color at the bottom of this piece is what using this medium will do. I’ll talk more about it tomorrow. I am using it for the next Mingus.

 

#100DaysOfMingus  Gallery

A Year In The Life Of Mingus

 

#WorldWatercolorMonth

 

Yes, you are right! Yes, I AM crazy! I said YES to another 31 days of daily painting. I lost track of my days, and thought I had one more to contemplate what I would paint, what size I would paint, and what tools I would use. Well, scratch that. Today is the day!

I was going to ask your opinion. Should I do ATC’s (2.5 x 3.5), 4 x 4, 6 x 4 or 5 x 7? It’s going to be 5.5 x 8. I scored a Strathmore Visual Journal with the Hobby Lobby 40% OFF coupon. Strathmore has several different types of journals. This one is 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper. The paper feels heavy, I think it would even work for hand-painted postcards. It is a spiral binder, and I am excited about that! It will lay flat for easier painting. AND, there are 44 pages. If I botch some, I won’t run out of paper.

I thought I would include the remaining Mingus paintings as part of this month’s event. I have decided to keep them separate though. That means for 11 days, I will be doing two paintings each day. Eeesshh! Today’s prompt is “sunny days”.  I used my El Cheapo favorite Michaels pan set, and Neocolor crayons.

 

#1 WWM. 5.5 x 8 in. watercolor on Strathmore 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

#1 WWM. 5.5 x 8 in. watercolor on Strathmore 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

 

Just in case anyone is interested, here is more from the Doodlewash website:

World Watercolor Month is an annual global charitable event featuring the ultimate challenge of 31 Watercolors is 31 DaysThat’s right, 31 days when artists around the globe come together to paint the world with beautiful watercolor and help raise awareness for arts education to get art supplies for kids who need them via The Dreaming Zebra Foundation.

How To Join The Celebration

1. Post artwork on social media featuring watercolors (or gouache) in July
2. Add the hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth each time you post
3. Repeat all month long!

 

Wishing you a JOY filled July!

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 thoughts on “#100DaysOfMingus – #86 And #1 WorldWatercolorMonth

    1. Sheila Post author

      LOL Ha ha 🙂 I dunno about energy Karin. But it is keeping me from falling into that lull after the February painting challenge. Thanks for visiting 🙂

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  1. Val van der Poel

    Yes, you are crazy but you are having fun and doing some very nice paintings. good luck with your double paintings for the next week or so and make sure you take care of yourself. Have a happy holiday!

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    1. Sheila Post author

      Happy week to you Val! I must be having fun. I should have had the lights out, but I opened the journal and started painting. One down, thirty to go. LOL 🙂 I get a month off and then it is time for Leslie’s 30 day challenge, LOL 🙂

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