Category Archives: Watercolor

Day 28 Of 30 Paintings in 30 Days

Day 28. 2.5 x 6 in watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

This might just be the one.

Had another long day. On the road for most of it. But it was a great one. Anxious to catch up on what everyone created today. Didn’t start painting until 10:30 pm.

Really happy with how this quickie turned out. I used my Water Brush again, fun! The measurements are off a bit for the bookmark. But I think it still works when cropped. I cropped it in Photoshop, so the original is intact. 11:55 pm.

Day 28, cropped. 2 x 7 in. watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

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Day 27

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Bookmark, 2 x 7 watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

Another contender. This has more pink in the background than is showing here. I used my Sakura Koi Water Brush. Sea Dean reminded me. I bought it, because I just thought it was so cool, just had to have one. It comes in three sizes, I think I choose the medium.

When I got it home and opened the package. I felt the bristles, and thought there is no way you could have much control. It feels worse than the cheap brushes you get in a kiddie watercolor set. So I sat it aside and forgot about it. I figured the next time I traveled I would take it with me.

Sea asked me if I had tried it, and so of course I had to. And I love it. It holds color well, and cleans easily. I just wiped it once or twice on a damp paper towel, and then dipped it in clean water, but I don’t think I really needed to. I did not see any color coming off in the water.

Now I am excited for the next road trip.
I can paint in the car.
I can paint near.
I can paint far.

I can paint by the pool,
with my handy, cool tool!

OK, that was bad. I am tired and it is 11:57. time to post and link up!

Happy 27th everyone!

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Day 24

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One more postcard for the LYA swap. I had lots of fun painting these flowers. Thanks to my Robert Simmons 3/8″ Angle Shader brush. I purchased that and a Winsor Newton #8 round a couple of months ago. I bought from different lines to try them out. I really like them both. They hold their shape well and hold water nicely. Seems like I can paint forever on one load. They have a nice feel to them as well.

Day 23 Revised

I think I have finished yesterday’s flowers. Fixed. They are better. I added some rust to help define them. May have missed the mark. Here is a look at the revisions and a slide show close-up of the flowers.