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February – Day 29 Of 30, A Giveaway and A Mingus Moon!

 

Day 29. 8 x 8 Acrylic on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Day 29. 8 x 8 Acrylic on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

 

Just had fun with this. Tried the plastic wrap technique, but I think I laid the paint on too thick. None of the first layer, green, shows through. I rubbed in indigo, turquoise and clay afterwards. I scratched into the wet white, and green is visible. Just not in the scan.

I am happy with this. Trying to decide if it is too plain. If I need some sort of pattern. And do you think I need to add the stem to the bloom on the left? In my mind that stem is curved, and sitting behind the other flower. Oh I know, shadow on the vase?

Here is the texture from the plastic wrap. Sort of like finger prints.

Textured paint.

 

Giveaway

I tossed slips of paper, numbered 1 – 7 into a bowl. Day #4 was chosen, the 25th. And from day 25, the 7th comment was chosen. (Again, numbered slips of paper in a bowl.) I apologize for not thinking to take photos. Truth be told, painting a day ahead, and everything going on this month has me discombobulated. I did the drawings last-minute.

I am so grateful for your continued support and friendship. Leslie’s challenge is all about building the daily painting habit, having fun and experimentation. What brings me back year after year, is your friendship and fellowship. True blessings in my life!

So pleased to share my art with you daily, and with the weekly giveaway gifts.

 

Congratulations Carol Edan!

Let me know which of these you would like, and I will get it in the mail to you.

 

Day 11. 4 x 4 Mixed Media on panel. © 2018 Sheila Delgado

Day 11. 4 x 4 Mixed Media on panel. © 2018 Sheila Delgado

Day 9. 4 x 4 Mixed Media on panel. © 2018 Sheila Delgado

Day 9. 4 x 4 Mixed Media on panel. © 2018 Sheila Delgado

Promise, Day 6. 4 x 4 Mixed Media on panel. © 2018 Sheila Delgado

Promise, Day 6. 4 x 4 Mixed Media on panel. © 2018 Sheila Delgado

 

Mingus

We started the day dark and wonderfully dreary.
Mingus stayed undercover.
Right outside my window, snowballs were at the ready.

 

Where's Mingus?

Where’s Mingus?

Snowballs.

Snowballs.

Winter Surprise.

Winter Surprise.

 

By 2 pm, the sky had cleared.
Late in the afternoon I saw the changing colors, and took these photos.
All within 30 minutes or so. Mingus still has a hint of snow.

 

Clouds. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Clouds. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Mingus Moon. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Mingus Moon. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Light and Shadow. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Light and Shadow. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Shadow Mountain. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Shadow Mountain. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Colors. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Colors. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Colors Close-up. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Colors Close-up. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

 

 

Have you seen the great art
at Leslie’s 30 In 30 Blog?
 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 10 Of 30

 

Day 10 #2 WIP. 8 x 8 Acrylic on Arches 140 lb. Cold Pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado

Day 10 #2 WIP. 8 x 8 Acrylic on Arches 140 lb. Cold Pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado

 

One of the 30 in 30 artists introduced me to the art of Andrew Faulkner. Completely slipped my mind who, but I thank you! I had in mind for today doing an 8 x 8 abstract, with the colors you see above. Pure abstract. Non-representational. Then I saw his work, and next I saw Mingus in these colors. So there you go. There I went.

Painted mostly with a palette knife. I might rework the sky. That turquoise is far too green. And the foreground is definitely out. Had no idea there. Just trying colors. I’m not going to put in grass or anything like that. Thinking, just a slight variation in the front hill color. Suggestions are more than welcome and highly regarded 🙂

Painted until two in the morning. All I came up with was crud. Finally I just let it go, and went to bed. Below is my first attempt. Yuck.

Day 10 #1 mixed media on Arches 140 lb. Cold Pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado

Day 10 #1 mixed media on Arches 140 lb. Cold Pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado

The orange in the sky is a mistake. I laid down that color first intending to go in a different direction. Thought it might resemble fading light so I left it. But it just looks dirty to me. The dark hills are slightly darker in person. There is no dotted outline in the middle of the left ridge. Layered like a Oreo cookie. To neatly stacked. See. Yuck.

So then I thought cropping it might do the trick. Nope.

Day 10 #1 cropped. Mixed media on Arches 140 lb. Cold Pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado

Day 10 #1 cropped. Mixed media on Arches 140 lb. Cold Pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado

Next I grabbed a scrap, and played with oil pastels. Yup. More proof I should just call it a night.

Oil Pastels, 4 x 5, on Arches 140 lb. Cold Pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado

Oil Pastels, 4 x 5, on Arches 140 lb. Cold Pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado

 

Lots of painting going on yesterday. On to Day Eleven! #177 on the challenge page today.

 

Take a look at Leslie’s 30 In 30 Blog for today’s amazing art!

 

 

 

 

 

First Simple Sketch

 

Mingus Memory. Neocolor ll on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. 2018 Sheila Delgado

Mingus Memory. 2 x 6 Neocolor ll on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. 2018 Sheila Delgado

A quick morning sketch to try new colors. The Neocolor Bordeaux red is more raspberry than I would have thought. The crayon looks much deeper. Still, it’s a new favorite. I love the new Yellow. Orangish Yellow. That is the official name. Also Juane Paille and Hellorange. I like that one. Hello orange! Ha ha.

And can I BE this turquoise today? I just want to take that crayon and scribble all over everything. Think I should have bought two of those 😉

 

 

Well Leslie is off in Europe with her family. (Have you seen the photos?) So 30 in 30 is next month. Kinda of glad actually. Works for me. I have some catching up to do.

Our Christmas was delayed. My brother and his wife caught the bug. On top of that they were moving this weekend, into their new home. YAY! Better all around to wait one more week. Everything for a reason. It will be my birthday celebration as well. Two birds with one stone ‘ey.

Hope your first day of the New Year is off to a smashing start!