Thoughts & Color For Days 20 & 21 of 30.

Day 20, Mixed Media on 6 x 6 Watercolor Paper. © 2021 Sheila Delgado.
Day 20, Mixed Media on 6 x 6 Watercolor Paper. © 2021 Sheila Delgado.

This quote has been in the back of my mind for weeks. I did multiple “faux” mono prints today, tried a shoelace and stencils for some pattern. No success. There was paint left on the palette, so I thought to do some simple color blocks, and use them as backgrounds.

Day 21, Mixed Media on 6 x 6 Watercolor Paper. © 2021 Sheila Delgado.
Day 21, Mixed Media on 6 x 6 Watercolor Paper. © 2021 Sheila Delgado.

I scanned the art, and the colors were true to life. I rotated each piece, and enlarged it to fill the design canvas in Photoshop in a pleasing manner. Below are the originals. I am sharing the technical process for Nelvia McGrath, who is learning Photoshop.

I really wasn’t happy with them, so I “cropped” quite a bit. Not much of interest here. I could have painted on top of the original, added to it that way. A tree, shapes. But I guess I am tired today, nothing came to mind.

I added the short quotes, chose a fill color and font. I worked with word placement and alignment. On the first one, I used a “stroke” or outline to the lettering for added definition. You can see it where the white letters meet with the white of the background. In the second quote, the dark color made a stroke unnecessary.

The blocks of color made me think of Rothko. I had eliminated so much of the actual art from view, that this quote of his seemed to fit perfectly.

I have managed to make progress on revisions to a few of the pieces I have done this month. Nice, I don’t feel completely unproductive. Haha. I added a coat of Gel Matte Medium to the succulents, and I really love them now. It toned down the shine of the yellow pen.

Matte Gel Medium

6 thoughts on “Thoughts & Color For Days 20 & 21 of 30.

  1. Dotty Seiter

    Never get tired of process and hearing your description/teaching of same, Sheila. And look where you took these “simple color blocks”—you kept them simple in all the best ways adding depth and complexity with text, design, and composition. Well played!

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