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#100DaysOfMingus – #81 And #82

Mingus Day #81. 5.75 x 5.5 in. watercolor and pastel on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Mingus Day #82. 5.75 x 5.5 in. watercolor and pastel on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

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Fun Finds

Keep meaning to share these. Ms. Clean strikes again. Dollar Tree loot. These clear envelopes are great for art supplies.

Out of sight, out of mind definitely is true for me. If I can’t see it, I forget I have it. The large envelopes, you get two to a pack. They have a three-hole tab so you can use them in a binder. The small envelope has two pockets. Great for collage papers and small bits!

Collage cache

Stencil stash

While in Phoenix this past month, I made a visit to Hobby Lobby. There is a HUGE one in Chandler. I always check out the clearance section, and this time I scored big time. I found two awesome books for about 75% Off!

Yay sale!

Visit the links for a peek inside. Acrylic Expressions by Staci Swider and Bird Art by Alan Woollette. Can’t wait to spend some time with them!

#100DaysOfMingus – #80

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Mingus Day #80. 5.75 x 5.5 in. watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

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#The100DayProject – #79

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Mingus Day #79. 5 x 11.5 in. watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes. Sorry. Popped into my head.

I was ready to do more in the same palette, the “hot” rusty colors from the last post. Then I spent two hours cleaning, searching for a small ruler. (Late last night.) I found a new tube of Naples yellow. And that was the inspiration for today’s painting. THAT is the color of the front range on a clear sunny day. Some days.

Ridiculous that two hours could pass so quickly. Felt like 30 minutes. I emptied the top tier of my rolling cart. Reorganized, straightened. No ruler. I looked through the second tier of the cart. Nothing. I looked in the one other place it might be. A tub filled with art supplies. Art supplies and things I crammed in there before company came. I took everything out. And put it back in again. No ruler.

I moved the rolling cart and looked underneath. Nothing. I bent down to pick up a small bit of paper and put it in the trash can. I don’t remember looking, but suddenly, there it was. Just resting on the back of my scanner. How in the world?

Oh where, oh where can it be?

Wouldn’t I have heard it land? Drop? I keep the ruler in with the brushes. In a small divided box that sits in the cart. I don’t know when it went missing, but I have looked for it about a week now. When I use the scanner, I do it all by touch. I never look under the desk while I scan. Honestly, I usually forget to dust under there as well.

For a moment, all is right in the little micro-universe that is my workspace. Time to paint.

Hope your day reveals happy accidents and sunny surprises!