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SKaySpeak: October 2012

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No posts. Show all posts. No posts. Show all posts. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). That becoming consciously grateful will change your life. I challenge you to start each day by writing at least five things for which you are truly grateful and then as you go through your day, see how many more things you can find that you feel grateful for. That the more things you find to be grateful for, the more things you WILL find to be grateful for. Http:/ www.skayart.com/. There was an error in this gadget.

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SKaySpeak: December 2011

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011. That is what I said to a (in my opinion) great artist in an e-mail to him. I went on thusly:. 8220;You have shown me just how much I do NOT know! That is a good thing, but as I just turned 67 today, it means I’d better paint.and learn.damn fast! His reply to me:. In one way, it is quite disheartening to recognize how totally amateurish my paintings are. In another way, it’s quite heartening to have gained enough knowledge and experience to realize that. All that being said, kno...

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SKaySpeak: September 2013

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Sunday, September 15, 2013. The Trip That Almost Wasn't-Days Two and Three. It was hard to leave Sedona but there was still lots of gorgeous scenery as we made our way toward Payson, Arizona. And, as you can plainly see, the rain was beginning again. Yes, I should have cropped out our Arizona sunburnt and cracking dashboard of our old car. But I didn't. It is what it is. It rained and it rained and it rained some more.often really, REALLY hard. It was some white-knuckle time, for sure. I like this photo ...

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SKaySpeak: SEDONA!!!

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Saturday, September 14, 2013. What can you say about Sedona, Arizona? Nevertheless, I will share some of both with you but I will let the pictures do most of the 'talking.'. As you can see, as we approached Sedona, it was a bit rainy and gloomy. But, just as Hubby promised.the weather cleared when it mattered! I like this photo so much I'm showing you the original and the cropped versions. Smart Hubby got this next shot! There is more to our little adventure, but I will share that with you tomorrow.

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SKaySpeak: September 2011

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Friday, September 23, 2011. After a long, very dry summer, we finally got rain.buckets and buckets of rain! After the first good one, I drove to our usually bone dry Rillito River to see what I could see. And then, of course, I had to paint what I had seen. So, I did this little study on a canvas panel. 9 X 12 ON CANVAS PANEL. I have to be honest. The water really didn't look like that. It looked like this. But who would want a painting of such a muddy mess? 16 X 20 ON CANVAS. 18 X 24 GALLERY WRAP CANVAS.

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SKaySpeak: JEROME, ARIZONA

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Thursday, November 12, 2009. Last summer, my grandson graduated from high school. Our graduation gift to him was a four day jaunt to some Arizona destinations. On our way to the main attractions, The Grand Canyon and Monument Valley, we drove through Sedona and then to a little place called Jerome. Jerome is an old mining town which is now a very tourist-y but quite interesting place to visit. Http:/ www.azjerome.com/. The road to Jerome was pretty exciting stuff for that flat-as-a-pancake East Texas guy.

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SKaySpeak: January 2012

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Saturday, January 28, 2012. Nopethis is not about painting fried green chiles, it's about cooking them! No doubt, I'll get back to painting next time, but for now, let's head to the kitchen! Because they can be fairly expensive, I usually buy the biggest can of green chiles I can find and then wrap them in Saran in portions sizes and then store in a freezer bag. One of my 'portions' is used for chopping off chunks of chile when I want some to chop for a recipe. To make the fried green chiles:. That the m...

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SKaySpeak: The Trip That Almost Wasn't-Day One, St. Joseph's Shrine

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Thursday, September 12, 2013. The Trip That Almost Wasn't-Day One, St. Joseph's Shrine. This is the first thing we saw when we arrived at The Shrine of St. Joseph in Yarnell, Arizona. If you know me at all, you know I am not a religious person. But this place touches my heart in the sweetest way and I was very concerned about it during the time of the wildfire. To read about the shrine, go to:. Http:/ www.stjoseph-shrine.org/. So close.all those trees are dead from the fire. Subscribe to: Post Comments (...

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SKaySpeak: November 2011

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Sunday, November 13, 2011. I can’t remember when…or if…it’s ever taken me so very long to finish one tiny painting. But, finally,. I think it’s done! And I’m worn out. It was going to be an easy painting to do. To begin with, it’s a very special painting of and for a very special person. You can read all about the trip to the Grand Canyon with grandson, Michael. I didn’t take into account the fact that this is basically an aerial perspective…not a viewpoint I’m familiar with. I am grateful for that!