Delgrande Designs

Village Lighthouse

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Village Lighthouse ( Acrylic )

"Ruby's Slippers"

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One of several pieces painted by Ruby Dunham

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"saddle up those horses"

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Julia

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" from a child you have known the sacred scriptures ..."

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Deborah & Elizabeth

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One major joy in life is carving out a wedge in time apart from busy careers & family paths laden with responsibilities.

Thankful for His goodness & provision to celebrate a dear friend's 60 th birthday in Maine.

We did it !

One month dedicated to renewal , creativity, discovery & taste -testing the fine atlantic coast's culinary delights .

Boothbay Harbor & Beyond , Maine.

" There is a River "

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Breeze of Blues

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"Sunrise"

"travail"

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" morning pages"

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Caleb

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Caleb

Posing ... I whistle , I call his name & he lifts his head. I like the result of this initial sketch . It captures Caleb's wholeheartedness .

Buff /White is a challenge.

Morning Buns

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Morning Buns

Trader Joe's Frozen Puff Pastry (use 1 sheet)

Refrigerated overnight. ( keeping this COLD is the secret to the puffiness of this incredible delicacy) .

Flour a counter or board. Unfold Pastry .

Brush with soft butter .( about 1/4 cup )

Crumble 1/3 cup light brown sugar over the pastry & butter. Make a border of 1 1/2 inches around the pastry. Sprinkle 2 tsp.'s cinnamon .

1/4 cup cranberries or raisins. Roll up snugly . Cut into 2" rounds .

Making 6 Morning Buns

These will go on top of the "topping" ( see below )

" Topping "

( this mixture goes on the bottom of each tin )

1/3 cup light brown sugar ( loosely packed )

1/4 cup butter ( @ room temperature)

Blend the sugar & butter . Spoon 1 Tbsp into each Muffin Tin .

Add some crumbled pecans into each one . Now add to each buttery tin a morning bun pastry.

(when inverted this will be the "topping" )

Note : using a baking sheet underneath the muffin tin keeps this from overspill / burning

Bake at 400 degrees

15 to 20 minutes

Invert after 2 -3 minutes out of oven onto Parchment Paper .

Use of Parchment will absorb any excess butter .

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Eggplant Parmesan

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Eggplant Parmesan ( Low Carb Version )

1/2 cup unflavored protein powder

3 eggs

1 1/2 cups good quality parmesan ( save 1/2 cup for topping)

2 medium eggplants ( slices in 1/4 # slices )

3 cloves garlic minced into the oil

1/2 cup Vegetable Oil ( use a little at a time for sauteing eggplant )

1 1/2 cups marinara sauce

8 ounces quality FRESH mozzarella cheese ( not the waxy ball in the grocery store )

2 Tbsp. fresh basil

Preheat Oven to 350 F.

Use 1 paper plate for powder , 1 for parmesan, and 1 shallow dish for egg mixture.

Dip & Dredge each slice into protein, then egg mixture , then cheese .

Place egg slices onto large platter & refrigerate for a few hours to" dry" out.

Saute both sides of each piece until golden brown & very crisp.

Ladle 1/2 of the marinara sauce onto bottom of a low profile baking dish .

Add cooked eggplant , layer with 1/2 of the mozzarella. Repeat layering . Sprinkle Top with Parmesan

Bake for 40 minutes.

Pelicans

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The Ledge

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Walking on the Ledge at Pemaquid, Maine

Blueberries

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Auburn Blackberries

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Blackberries with Vanilla Ice Cream

2 cups fresh ripe berries

Zest of 1/2 Lemon

3 Tbsp.'s Superfine Sugar

1 Tbsp. Gran Marnier

Fold ingredients together gently spoon over vanilla ice cream .

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Crew

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"Lobster" Mushrooms

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Mushroom Sauce

1 1/2 pounds sliced or chopped mushrooms ( various types of mushrooms work well )

1 spanish Onion ( diced )

2 Tbsp. Olive Oil

3 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter

3 cloves freshly minced Garlic

1 cup Cream

1/4 cup Dry Sherry

1 cup chicken or beef stock

1 Tbsp. finely chopped Italian Parsley

Sea salt & Pepper to taste

Saute the above together until golden brown .

Add the cream and sherry .

Simmer & reduce for 25 minutes. Immulsify to create sauce .

Serve over Pasta , Rav's , Tortellini or Chicken .

"Orbs"

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Auburn

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Auburn

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Sunset

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Sunset

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i lift up my eyes unto the hill from whence comes my help ...

Deborah's Dance

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Mrs. Newell's Artist Bungalow

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pemaquid

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Seascape Weekends

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simple sketch

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Pelican

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marble

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Granite

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" i see you "

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Avila Pier

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Splash !

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Halsey Forebay

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Fawn

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Shorebird

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Halsey Forebay

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gabby chics

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Blues Breeze

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Cai Dunham & Riley Cleary

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Joy

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Mr. Duck & Bethany

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While walking along the lane in Nevada City one morning , this Duck came along and walked alongside.

Seascape Weekends

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One favorite pastime is to meet at our favorite beach . Here we combine our gifts in painting , photography & culinary arts .

Seascape Weekends

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the shaggy dog

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The Shaggy Dog

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Lobstering

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As fall throws it's warm cast of colors

out into the water - boats seem to light up .

Autumn's Best in Show

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Autumn's Best in Show

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Vacation Home

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Crossing Over

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" Cha "

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In life,some friends come along as lifelong luminaries ... this is Charlene overlooking the Pacific Ocean's Surf at Seascape as light reflects onto her gaze.

Fall Foliage Series

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"D.F. Dunham"

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He knows who he is that's for sure . This is a quick sketch of one of my nephews as he stopped by to celebrate during the Holidays/ 2007.

" Cathedral "

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"Parsley"

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Ever made fresh parsley pesto ?

The vitamins and minerals along with the "bite" parsley has is a nice variation to basil or cilantro.

1 bunch of freshly rinsed parsley

4 cloves of garlic

1 cup grated parmesan reggiano

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

sea salt / fresh cracked pepper

- Blend all ingredients together and pour into a bowl. Use raw veggies and chips, or pour and toss over pasta.

"To the secret place I go"

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With digital camera in hand , I often go up to this secret place at Sunset and listen for His still, small voice, alone .

Moments like this take my breath away.

A hymn comes to mind .

It goes like this :

"In the secret of His presence , how my soul delites to hide...oh how precious are the lessons that I learn at Jesus' side ... earthly cares can never vex me . neither trials lay me low ... to the secret place I go ... "

"The Rainbow Connection"

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Came in from walking the beach & let the inspiration dance !

"Baby , it's cold outside. "

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The little village of Truckee, California is known to be one of the coldest places around. The amount of snow just piles up there in this simple vignette remembering times gone by.

Canadian Honkers

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Canadian geese seem to be in permanent residence throughout the USA ; everywhere we look we see geese.

Dogs love the thrill of the chase whenever they can .

"Tiramisu"

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Just as the well known Italian dessert with the essence of strong espresso "amps" up the endulger ; so it is with this little bitty kitty with an amped up voice. Named "Tiramisu" expressly after this dessert .

Feline Smirk

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Given the task of capturing the quirks in pet portraits - this one was hilarious ! The overbite looks like a smirking smile. A face only a mother could love !

Peking Siamese

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Siamese cat ( Romeo) who , while drowsing peeks out at the action .

Bridge Over Troubled Waters

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Bridges symbolize "hands" in my perspective. When I see a bridge I know that it is there to take a person from one side to another . Two sides coming together .

It is in this time of political fervor that I stand on the one side looking at what HISTORY has taught ; respecting Life . I see also the other side of conscientious people who want "change"for the sake of change ; ease in living ,spending, stopping the war . Some seem blinded by the charisma of this age.

We will see . History is a wonderful teacher . Time will tell . My prayer for us as a people. That whatever needs to be shaken ; it will take us all to our core values . That our "Bridge" be God . Alpha and Omega . Oh! that every knee would bow on earth and in the heavens . "Bridging" our hearts .

"No Hand's Bridge" on The American River. Auburn,California

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Our watercolor clan get's together periodically to paint a subject . We decided to do a group painting of "No Hand's Bridge".

All turned out differently . Each artist has a perspective of their own.

We did a "combined group collage" from this marvelous river view .

Things that get dipped...

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We relocated to Auburn, Calif. in 2006 . Goals have been to get involved in community organizations and meet local artists -culinary as well .

While working with the kind folks at Newcastle Produce in the Town of Newcastle. farm fresh Placer-grown organic produce inspired these .

Take Cover !

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Doing this sketch on the dock in about an hour due to wind & rain .

Here's an example of watercolor's portability & simplicity.

Boothbay Harbor, Maine

Auburn Daffodil

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Each spring these daffodils propogate .

watercolor weekend 2007

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i am honored to have such a wealth of talented friends who love the creative process .

camel's wild ride

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sketched on rice paper / plein air ; this camel swiftly took me up some of most treacherous cliffs without a guide from 2 a.m. till dawn ... thought i'd never live to tell of this !

i did a series of these lovely (female) camels from Israel .

"Butterfly's are free to fly , fly away ."

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Today is Wednesday , November 5 th , 2008 . Plodding ahead as life moves swiftly on at full speed.

Swam like usual @ 7:30 a.m . reviving my spirit from last night's election .

Now am in process of getting my home in order .

It is as if a new year started today .

summer squeeze

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