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A Year In The Life Of Mingus

Mingus Sunrise 9.22.17. SMD

August made it a year in Arizona. Thought you might enjoy a look back at the changing Mingus view. These are in reverse order. Some are more about the clouds, than the mountains. There is one of Granite mountain as well. Enjoy my friends!

Mingus Bright, 2017 SMD

Sunset over Mingus. SMD

June Sunset, Mingus Mountain

Mingus sunset, May 9 2017.

Mingus in March.

Mingus Glow.

Sunset over Granite Mountain. SMD

Morning fog at Mingus. SMD 2017

Touching the sky, reference photo.

Mingus on Christmas Eve.

Mingus 10-25-16.

Mingus mountain.

After the Storm.

Sun setting in Prescott Valley

Lookin’ Out My Back Door

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Granite Mountain Close-up

Today was so crisp and clear, gave a great view of Granite Mountain. The wall is new. There will be houses just beyond, but they are supposed to be single story homes. Sure hope so, or we will lose this view.

Granite Mountain

Did some painting today. Not on canvas or paper. These cork trivets (Ikea) will be put to good use soon.

DIY studio decor.

Came across this painting from November. It needed to be fixed, and I finally got to it today. It had an unfortunate splotch. You can see the original here. I had to rework the sky area several times before I was happy with it. I added more ink, and the edges along the petals became “ruffled” in the process. I really like the effect.

3.75 x 3.75 in. Alcohol ink on mineral paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado

I opened up the back door to get a clear shot of the mountain. Brought this song to mind, and it stayed all afternoon.

Have a great weekend and may you find no sorrow!

The Longest L.Y.A.

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Dandelion covered in Snow. Christine G. Brooks. L.Y.A. Side swap 2016

Roses, Marrianna Dougherty. Yellow Bloom, Original watercolor, Christine Brooks. 2016

I thought I had received all of my side swap postcards. Lo and behold, I was wrong. And not only did I receive TWO lovely cards from one of the senders, but one of them was an original painting!

All of these gorgeous cards came to me from what will be new “neighbors” in Arizona. The Dandelion is from Christine Brooks of Flagstaff. Took me a second look to realize it was not just a dandelion, but one that is covered in snow.

A day later, I received the beautiful watercolor, also from Christine. She said she painted it for me because I like sunflowers and Black-eyed Susans. How Lucky am I?! This was Christine’s first LYA. So glad you enjoyed the swap Christine! On the back, this quote:

You have nothing to PROVE,
just something to remember,
you are enough!
Jessica Ortner

The lovely roses are from Marrianna Dougherty, also from Flagstaff. As you can see the card had a rough trip, but the images are still stunning. Pretty in Pink! Flagstaff is only about an hour and a half from Prescott, so who knows, maybe we will all have a chance to meet for a creative, “play date”.

Thank you Christine and Marianna! Such a blessing to receive your art in my mailbox! I will get your cards out in the mail tomorrow.