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Mingus Day #21. 5.25 x 12 in. Mixed media on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

Getting ‘er done. Cringing a bit while I post this. But moving on.

L.Y.A. Sides

Dancing Clothes, Louise Mamet, Saint Cyr sur Loire, France

Louise Mamet is a long time L.Y.A. friend. Louise has such a gift, and shares it with us through her photographs. I look forward to receiving her card each year. I fell in love with this image the first time I saw it on the L.Y.A. group page. Check out her site for more. On the back, this wonderful quote:

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten
that we belong to each other.
Mother Teresa

Christine Brooks, Flagstaff, AZ

Christine couldn’t resist, she sent me another of her wonderful bird postcards. Nice one right!? I love it! Looks great with my sea shells. It’s obvious we share a love of the sea. Take a look at her Facebook page for more of her awesome work.

Cathy Hubmann, Little Rock Arkansas

Cathy Hubmann sent this hope filled card. Wonderful in its simplicity. You can see more of her wonderful photography by clicking the link. I love this quote by Emily Dickinson:

Hope is the thing with feathers
that perches in the soul –
and sings the tunes without the words –
and never stops at all.

Chandra Lynn, Birmingham, Alabama

Chandra sent this gorgeous oversized card. It brought back memories of Loveland lake in Colorado. Hanging out with friends, and watching fireworks. My high school was right next to the lake. It was a part of daily life.
Chandra’s blog is always inspirational. If you aren’t already following her, take a look.

Dave Wolanski, Dover Delaware.

Dave surprised me with this funny photo. A test image on card stock. Can you read the last line? It looks to me like it may have been on the wall first. Follow Dave on Instagram for a daily dose of his thought provoking work.

Art is
what you
see, feel
and do
and shit.

Trang Kang, Sachse, Texas

Trang is like a ray of sun, after a stormy day. Her sweet art is a true reflection of her gentle spirit. Trang not only sent this delicate pen and watercolor postcard, she also included a tiny masterpiece, recycled from a gallery postcard I believe. Take a look below, and take a look at her Facebook page for more. Isn’t it pretty?

Lisa Compberry, La Porte, Texas

Lisa is always a favorite swap. I have probably said that about each of these today. But it is so true. Lisa posts wonderful views of her neck of the woods. Sunsets, sunrise. For a soothing dose of restful, take a look at her site, or follow her on Instagram. Lisa included this wonderful quote on the back:

There is only one happiness in life,
to love and be loved.

During the L.Y.A. Blog Hop, Kat Sloma gave away several prizes. I was blessed to receive a copy of her book, Art with an iPhone. I flipped though it as soon as it arrived, and quickly got caught up in reading through several of the techniques. Kat always creates interesting and intriguing works of art for her postcard contribution. Reading the book is a chance to know how her artistic images are created. You can peek inside on Amazon.

Thanks Kat for the blessing of your book! Thanks for bringing so many talented people together. For providing us the opportunity to share our creativity with others.

Thank you to the L.Y.A. artists and photographers who have shared their amazing talents and vision with me. I am so blessed, and so happy to have your works in my L,Y.A. collection!

Mingus Day #20. 5.25 x 12 in. watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.

It’s official. I am a week behind. A WEEK. Oh well. No worries. I have two more that are almost complete. No really. I do. But I am feeling I might abandon them, and start fresh.

Neither of these, #20, are finished in my opinion. They both show my limitations. Absolutely no sense of depth or distance. Ugghh!

I thought this piece was too busy. I wanted layers of texture. But I ended up TOO busy. So I started to bury the marks. Then I thought, well, maybe if I simplify the sky, it will calm the marks down.

In the second attempt, I added the few hills in, that are in the gold section (See photo). But it wasn’t working. So I “erased” those too. But now it just looks blah-bland. Or am I just stuck on being too literal?

So posting, and calling it done for now. But I will come back to this. I really do like Mingus in this. Maybe I will cut it out and use it in a collage. LOL.