Days 27 & 28 of 30

Day 27, 8 x 8 Acrylic on paper. © 2021 Sheila Delgado.
Day 27, 8 x 8 Acrylic on paper. © 2021 Sheila Delgado.

Well. So much for that. I usually try to end the painting challenge on a high note. Not looking good. I have been distracted and staying up much to late. I mean really late. 4 am late. I just can’t get out of the routine. LOL.

The painting above, is a disaster. Haha. 🙂 I tried to finish the color theme. Keep my group of 3’s going. But I tried six times… and finally just thought to lay the color down. But even THAT did not work. Haha. So there it is. #3, moving on.

I did this two days ago, and oddly enough. it sort of looks like our sky today. There is a fire to the north of us. Probably a controlled burn. Haven’t found a report on it yet. There is blue sky, and a swath of reddish-gray haze hanging over Mingus. It doesn’t even really show up in a photo. But it is there.

Smoke over Mingus 3-2-21, SMD.
Smoke over Mingus 3-2-21, SMD.

I had purchased a pack of colored pens at, you guessed it, Dollar Tree. Found them and decided to play. did some silly sketches, and scribbled out a vase and some blooms. When I added watercolor, it really softened the marks. I went back over the blooms but left the vase alone.

Just a quick little sketch. After a long stressful day, it really calmed me to sit and watch color move.

Day 27, 5 x 7 Watercolor and pen on paper. © 2021 Sheila Delgado.
Day 27, 5 x 7 Watercolor and pen on paper. © 2021 Sheila Delgado.

Haha. I was looking for a quote on making bad art and ran across this site. Looks like fun. I will go through it more next month. When I am not quite so busy. I still need to catch up, 2 more pieces. Thought you might get a kick out of it.

The best reason to paint
is that there is no reason to paint.
Keith Haring

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
Dr. Seuss

6 thoughts on “Days 27 & 28 of 30

  1. Dotty Seiter

    I rest in the scrape of sky and cloud in Day 27,
    channel the energy and light radiating in Day 28.

    Thanks, Sheila!

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  2. Val van der Poel

    As you are so busy I am sure all of your friends will forgive you for not having a masterpiece as you come toward the finish line of the Creative Gathering. I rather like the sky and the pink area but the green really doesn’t seem to fit – remember that with acrylic it is easy to change so I am sure you can play with it when you have more time

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    1. Sheila Post author

      Very true Val. I have 6 more from this month that I am reworking. 🙂 Funny, the green is the only part I like in that one. Hahaha 🙂
      Happy painting Val!

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  3. Dave

    Sometimes you just gotta get the bad stuff out. Live and learn!
    Just keep going

    The yellow flowers remind me of VanGogh’s paintings!

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    1. Sheila Post author

      Haha! True Dave. Haha. 🙂 It is all about the learning. ;o)
      Haha. I have seen his sunflowers enough… they are buried in my brain somewhere. 🙂
      Hahaha.

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