So Glad To Be Spending Day Two With You!

Day 2, Mixed Media on 8 x 8 Paper. © 2021 Sheila Delgado.
Day 2, Mixed Media on 8 x 8 Paper. © 2021 Sheila Delgado.

My original idea with these was more in the direction of Bob Burridge abstracts. I have painted in that style before. Still, I am enjoying the process. I continue to be puzzled with seeing values. I get it, what they are, how to make them. In watercolor at least. But I still somehow think that lighter colors are lighter values. And that is not always true.

Take a look at this painting with the colors taken out, below. Now I would think that the bright turquoise is a light value, the same perhaps as the container. But it isn’t. It is a mid-tone.

Right?

Now going back to the painting, I can see that the turquoise section of the leaf is clearly darker than the container. But my eyes fool me. Or is it my warped color logic? Haha.

Day 2 Desaturated
Day 2 Desaturated

To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
William Blake

8 thoughts on “So Glad To Be Spending Day Two With You!

  1. Val van der Poel

    What an interesting experiment!. I was surprised about the tones of the greens as I figured they would all be prety much the same. I have a couple of red film pieces that I can use to see my paintings ‘grey’ although I don’t use it much – maybe I should start lol

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    1. Sheila Post author

      I thought so too Val. You have mentioned that before, and I had some a long time ago. It is easy enough to do in Photoshop, but it would be nice to do it while painting, so I could make adjustments before stopping if needed. I read something about making your work more interesting by including contrasting values. Or more value changes. I think about it, but I am rarely successful at it. LOL 🙂

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  2. Dotty Seiter

    Sheila, your art and your spunk and your words and your initiative with this Creative Gathering are such palpable gifts. I thank you.

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    1. Sheila Post author

      I have spunk? Ahh, thanks Dotty 🙂 I am way behind on your blog, but I can’t wait to catch up. Rock on Dotty 🙂

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