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The February 2026 Creative Gathering, Days 20 Through 23.

Days 20 - 23 of the February 2026 Creative Gathering. © 2026 Sheila Delgado. — Days 20 – 23 of the February 2026 Creative Gathering. © 2026 Sheila Delgado.

Day 20. Prickly Pear. Gouache, 8 x 8 in. The prickly pear pads can be all shades of green, yellow green, gray, silver, sage. Just not usually all on the same plant. 😆

Day 21. Gouache & mixed media on Arches 140 lb. Cold Press Paper. 4 x 4 in. S.M. Delgado. My scanner is still blurring parts of the image. (The top image, left side.)
Don’t worry, it is not your eyes. 🤓
For this series, my main goal was to catch up, and get ahead. Six small pieces sounded like a plan. I chose a limited palette and started with large blocks of color. Dots and marks in a contrasting color were added next. In Photoshop I layered leaves, patterns and music for more interest.

Day 22. Gouache on Arches Cold Press Paper 140 lb. 4 x 4 in. Repetition as composition.

Day 23. Gouache on Arches Cold Press Paper 140 lb. 4 x 4 in. By this time, I was starting to question my color choices. It felt like something was missing. 🤔 What do you think?

I received suggestions in the gathering group, and in my next post you will see the results.
Stay tuned!

The February gathering is a 30-day event, despite the month not having 30 days. And the group gallery video is coming around the mountain! Our time to celebrate the fabulous art the members have brought to life!

See you soon!
Have an awesome weekend!

The February 2025 Creative Gathering Collages

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Days 16 – 30

For the second half of the gathering, I explored the desert landscape, minimal abstracts and florals. Along the way I moved from collage mixed with digital collage, to digital collage alone. Pattern remained a constant.

For the last three days of the month, I reworked old paintings. These are from 2015. Can they really be that old? I started a class, that reminds us to revisit old work, and see if we can adjust or update it, to use for different purposes, such as licensing.

Here are the originals. The last, was a tiny bookmark.

Original watercolors from 2015. © 2015 Sheila Delgado.

I learned a lot this month, and had fun along the way.
Surprisingly, I never hit that 3rd week, “I wish we were done.”, wall. Very nice!

I have to admit, I miss watercolor and I am anxious to get back to my brushes.

Creative Gathering Collages February 2025

30-Day Creative Gathering, Collage. 2 - 2025. © 2025 Sheila Delgado. — 30-Day Creative Gathering, Collage. 2 – 2025. © 2025 Sheila Delgado.

30-Day Creative Gathering, Favorites Collage. 2 - 2025. © 2025 Sheila Delgado. — 30-Day Creative Gathering, Favorites Collage. 2 – 2025. © 2025 Sheila Delgado.

I apologize for not posting more often this month. Time did fly!
I didn’t even post to my Facebook page.

I’m so thankful for your interest and support! My art friends mean a lot to me!

Day 17. C.G. February 2025. © 2025 Sheila Delgado.

Day 19. C.G. February 2025. © 2025 Sheila Delgado.

Day 29. C.GAC. February AC2025. © 2025 Sheila Delgado.

Wishing you joy!

Art, art, art! Sales, sales, sales!

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We’ve reached the mid-point of the February 2025 edition of The Creative Gathering. High time I share what I have been up to.

I am working in mixed media collage. 4 x 4 inches. Day 14 is 8 x 8 inches. For the most part they include painted papers (some patterned), hand-drawn elements, digital patterns and digitally created elements.

The three heart designs are completely digital. They are designs for quilt blocks, I added faux stitching, to give an idea of what they might look like when finished.

I didn’t plan to, but I have fallen into a pattern of three’s. I’ll try to continue it for the rest of the month. As usual, I started out with a defined idea. But the art has veered into new directions. Let’s see where the next path leads!