Mingus #93. 11,5 x 5.5 in. watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.
Palm. 4 x 5 watercolor on 140 lb. cold press paper. © 2014 Sheila Delgado
Two out of three ain’t bad. Good sky. Decent Mingus. Work in progress. Yeah, that’s it. WIP. Everything was going well until the last step.
I was sort of, had in mind to create a texture like the one in this Palm piece. Don’t ask me what I did. That was eons ago. Obviously, my attempt didn’t work. What’s with the mold on the bottom of the hill??
The sky saved this. The blends on Mingus are… well blended. The line work is stiff and, cartoony. You can tell I am not comfortable with the pen. It is a Micron felt tip, for Calligraphy. (I didn’t realize when I grabbed the set that they were felt tips.) My other Microns are Dead.
I had the paintings done for today, but I did not have time to edit them. While doing that, I started playing with Mingus, and Photoshopped different versions. The one above is a “fixed” version. The one below is the original. The REAL, painting.
Mingus #93 original. 11,5 x 5.5 in. watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.
This last one is just a straight crop. Doesn’t help does it?
Mingus #93 cropped. 11,5 x 5.5 in. watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.
#5 WWM. 5.5 x 8 in. watercolor on Strathmore 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.
Day five #WorldWatercolorMonth has the same story. I hoped to paint sunflowers like these favorites of mine (below). On the loose side. You can see the result. I am happy with the piece, but it does seem dark on screen.
Day 22. 4 x 6 in. watercolor and pencil on 140 lb. Arches cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado
Today (Thursday) was breezy and partly cloudy. always makes for a pretty Mingus day. Here are some ever-changing views.
Cloudy Mingus View, SMD 2018
Cloudy Mingus View, close-up. SMD 2018
Notice the “new” hill to the right of the front range. Trick of the light.
Dark on Bright. SMD 2018
Dark on Bright, close-up. SMD 2018
Bright and Blue, SMD 2018
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Thanks for sharing your photos! Marvelous! Love the lines in the painting. Have you downloaded Topaz Studio? It’s a free program. It’s a stand alone but also works with PS. It’s addictive!
I haven’t, thanks for reminding me Carol 🙂 Glad you like this one 🙂
I would add a few bits of lime green with the shadows and some squggly lines as bushes. And anyway, I quite like it, no need to scrub.
Lime? Good ideas Sea, thank you 🙂
Fantastic post, paintings and photos. Nicely done
Glad you enjoyed it Christine! 🙂
You have been having a rough time with these ones.I think I like the adjusted piece – the first Mingus. As for the ‘mold’ I thought it was cloud shadow and that it was interesting. As for the flowers, it is so difficult to do something ‘like I did before’. As long as you are having fun that is the most important thing. Have a great day!
I am Val. I have fun with those flowers. And yes, I know you can never paint the same thing the same way twice, especially in watercolor. I was just chasing after that loose quality that is so elusive to me.
I hadn’t thought of cloud shadows. Duh…. that would work. Thanks for that Val 😉 Happy weekend to you Val 😉
Sheila, what you call ‘stiff and cartoony’ lines appeal to my eye; a word that comes to mind is ‘stylistic.’ The overall effect is evocative of a woodcut print. I like that that lines are particular to the mountains and not used at all in the sky.
You got me to LOL with your comment re mold. I’m curious: what options are available with watercolor for ‘mold remediation’??
Ha ha ha, I am not sure. The easiest remedy, is to cut it off. I used indigo, which is a staining color, so scrubbing it out will just make a grey mess. I might be able to scrub off enough, that I can lay another wash of yellow ocher, and it will look like shadows. Or, I can do the drip technique and see what happens. I could also cover it up with acrylic paint. LOL. 😉