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A couple of weeks ago I worked on sunflowers for a friend in the UK, and my cousin Edrynn in New Mexico. I mailed them on the same day, in the same size envelope and somehow, Pauline received hers first. Things that make you go Hmm.

These were a surprise, but I can share them with you now. Here is the sunflower now residing in New Mexico. I included the poppies after a conversation with Pauline where she mentioned that they were her sisters favorite flower. You can see Pauline’s sunflower here.

Happy Friday evening everyone! Enjoy the weekend!

Poppies. 4 x 4 Watercolor © Sheila Delgado 2013

Sunflowers. 8 x 8 watercolor © Sheila Delgado 2013

Here Comes The Sun

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I did not always appreciate the beauty of a sunflower. Something a little too wild, and untended about them I think. I have a vague memory of seeing them in a garden, that really just looked like a bunch of miss matched overgrown weeds. I always leaned more towards the glamorous tropical plants. Calla lily, bird of paradise, big leafy banana plants, palms.

Georgia O’Keefe and Vincent Van Gogh helped me see the error of my ways. Now I love sunflowers for being wild, and strong. You can find them growing on the driest, hottest, most forgotten piece of land. Sunflowers are survivors.

Wikipedia names 52 species of sunflower, but there are 6 additional “former” listings. This is an interesting history, and there are truly gorgeous photos to be seen as well.

This sunflower of mine may have turned out a bit too cartoony, but I had fun painting it. What do you think?

Sunflower 6 x 6, watercolor on 140 lb. cold press paper. © Sheila Delgado 2013

30 Days of Art

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Leslie shared with us a great way to make a collage. You can do it too! So easy, just visit http://www.picmonkey.com/. You can choose the layout, and how many photos to add, and then you can type a message, change colors and all of that. I tried to put my name on it, but It did not save. It’s late and I am ready for bed. That’s my story and I am sticking to it.

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See more artist collage’s, and take a last look at all the great art that was created in Leslie Saeta’s September Art Challenge.