4.5 x 6 watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2015 Sheila Delgado
Trying to keep it loose. Thought maybe I should add some depth to the clouds, a bit of grayish brown along the bottoms. It wasn’t showing well in the scan. Well, not much better here but you can get an idea.
Simple study, revised
Sunny delight. 4 x 6 watercolor postcard. © 2015 Sheila Delgado
This is the last of this series. Maybe I will do a series of series. I am so in awe of the artists who started this challenge with a theme in mind. I always think of something great, after the fact. Like Halloween costumes, or painting titles. Perhaps at the end of the month, I will look back and find, that I really did have a theme all along! It could happen, right?
Sunny Delight, Final. 4 x 6 watercolor postcard. © 2015 Sheila Delgado
I am having fun with the animation of the work in progress, I am glad you are enjoying them as well. I will try to do as many as I can this month.
If you haven’t already, I’d like to invite you to visit my friend Sea Dean’s blog. She has invited all the participants in Leslie’s challenge, to also post their daily paintings on her blog. She is giving prizes! To the most active artist, AND to the most active voter. You can vote for three artists a day. That includes me, of course. Join in the fun!
So much great art being created! Enough to fill the Guggenheim! Do treat yourself and visit Leslie Saeta’s blog today for a look.
YAY! Is anyone else excited that today is the first day of Downton Abbey in the U.S.A.! Everyone in this house is going to be glued to the tube tonight. Including my Dad, believe it or not.
Happy Sun Day Four to all the participants. And happy Sunday to all.
Tulips. 4 x 6 watercolor. © 2015 Sheila Delgado
Work in Progress
Just noticed the images are a bit rough, 72 ppi is why. This came together fairly quickly. I did have to go back and fix some mistakes. I have been working on watercolor paper that has a layer of gesso. Bad paintings making way for new ones. I like working on the gesso with watercolors. Gives you a bit of freedom to rework, almost erase paint you have laid down. That is a new discovery for me.
I am working with an inexpensive set of student pan watercolors, and I notice that they do not mix as easily as tube paint. I expected that, and part of it may be the gesso. Still, they are fun!!
Tulips, Final. 4 x 6 watercolor. © 2015 Sheila Delgado
My friend Sea Dean is adding to the fun of this painting challenge by allowing all the participants to post their work on her blog as well. Please visit her blog and vote for my painting. She is giving prizes – how fun is that! And check out the fabulous work being posted in Leslie Saeta’s 30 paintings in 30 days challenge.