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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GaleriaGila, post: 89380, member: 993&quot;]I want to share one of my favorite pieces of art (no, not one of mine!), and say some good words about a beautiful lady.</p><p><br /></p><p>Betty Hummer, a very popular artist in the &quot;4-corners&quot; area (where NM, UT, AZ and CO meet) has died at the age of 87 in her beloved Las Cruces, NM.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Regionally adored for her depictions of local scenery (pecan groves, old adobe houses, the Rio Grande,&nbsp; and more), she often mixed watercolors with pastel crayons to bring beautiful portraits of places to life.&nbsp;&nbsp; I own one of her pieces...&nbsp; it&#039;s about 2 x 3 feet... purchased directly from her circa 2000 (for about $200, which was a LOT for me in those days, but I HAD to HAVE it).&nbsp; It&#039;s&nbsp; called &quot;Hecho en Casa en Mesilla&quot; (&quot;Home-made in Mesilla&quot;) and depicts an old (abandoned or not; it can be hard to tell sometimes) house in Mesilla (founded circa 1800 --- Billy the Kid did some time there).&nbsp; Check out the old evaporative cooler on the roof...&nbsp; and beautiful flowers, which to me appear tended.&nbsp; She loved to include interpretation hints and hidden treasures in her works.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I enjoyed her company on several occasions.&nbsp; She encouraged me to be proud of my roots and not to be shy about expressing that artistically, however it came to me. She passed away after a long and beauty-filled life.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dulces suenos, Bettita. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you all for reading.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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