![Moonbeams And Desert Dreams, 7 in. Acrylic on vinyl. © 2019 Sheila Delgado.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sheiladelgado.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Arton452020smd.jpg?resize=419%2C416)
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It’s time for Art ON 45! Well, time for the submissions to be turned in. I pulled an all-nighter getting my piece ready to mail. Then I re-read the instructions and realized that submissions were being taken as digital images. Haha! Image and entry form sent. Alls well. It is a juried event. I’ll find out mid-month if the piece is accepted.
I started with several layers of a warm white front and back. I drew the shapes and filled them in with two shades of green. Next, I dipped a #2 pencil eraser in shades of blue and got spotty with it.
Layers of greens, blues. Painted and splattered. Then a cloak of darkness, and purply prickly pear adornment. I had a moment of trepidation before I started on the spines. The “What if I ruin it?!” Luck was on my side, I found the perfect small, skinny brush. Whew!
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![Moonbeams And Desert Dreams, close-up, 7 in. Acrylic on vinyl. © 2019 Sheila Delgado.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sheiladelgado.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Close-up.jpg?resize=464%2C464)
Mingus received a nice coat of snow on December 28th. Sadly, the valley stayed dry.
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Two weeks later, and there is still snow on the mountain.
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Mingus was hidden by clouds all afternoon.
Surprise!
Right around 9 pm giant, fluffy flakes started falling here as well.
Hooray!
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Dictionary
hoo·ray/həˈrā/exclamation: hooray
- 1.used to express joy or approval.”This book has won all sorts of prizes. Hooray!”
- 2.AUSTRALIAN/NZ goodbye.”Hooray George, promise you’ll come back.”
Hooray, everyone! 👋