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February’s 30-Day Creative Gathering, Day 26

Day 26, 3 x 4.25 in. watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Day 26, 3 x 4.25 in. watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Ever tried. Ever failed.
No matter.
Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.
Samuel Beckett

Whenever you are creating beauty around you,
you are restoring your own soul.
Alice Walker

February 2022, Day 25

Day 25, 3 x 4.25 in. watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Day 25, 3 x 4.25 in. watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

I’ve always felt that having a garden
is like having a good and loyal friend.
C Z Guest

Gardening is learning, learning, learning.
That’s the fun of them. You’re always learning.
Helen Mirren

To forget how to dig the earth
and tend the soil is to forget ourselves.
Mahatma Gandhi

Day 24 Of The February 30-Day Creative Gathering

Day 24, 8 x 8 watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Day 24, 8 x 8 watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

This one was a lot of fun. The background and table are acrylic, the bloom and vase are watercolor. There is a lot of grainy texture in the vase a benefit of the Arches. Very nice.

I used strips of paper to mask off the petals while I splattered the center. As you can plainly see, it didn’t work as well as I hoped. But it’s a happy accident. I had fist applied dots to the center using a metal embossing tool in different sizes. I felt it still needed more, and splattering would make them uneven and more organic.

Day 24 Close Up. watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Day 24 Close Up.

We had a blissful day of snow! It snowed most of the day Wednesday, and was even a bit blustery for a while. YAY! One report said we had 2.5 inches. Could be. Mingus had more. It was covered in a white wall of clouds much of the day. The roads stayed clear. Forecast says the next five days will be sunny and warmer. Sigh.

Sun Setting 2-23-22. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Sun Setting 2-23-22. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Kindness is like snow- It beautifies everything it covers.
Kahlil Gibran

Silently, like thoughts that come and go,
the snowflakes fall, each one a gem.
William Hamilton Gibson

I know now, I know a little more
how much a simple thing like a snowfall
can mean to a person.
Silvia Plath