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Val Weston NM
@valwestonnm.bsky.social
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📸 Digital artist creating funky stuff from my original images
👩‍💼 Helping my fellow micropreneurs navigate the business jungle
📍Silver City, NM
🖼️ Artwork – https://art.valinreallife.com
💻 Biz blog – https://exposure.valinreallife.com
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Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!

These #small flowers are one of the species I miss from my time living in the southeast. All hail the Mountain Bluet! 😁

📸 Great Smoky Mountains National Park (2014)

On the blog 👇
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November 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow.

Today's reflection is on #Bright light after a storm.

📸 Usury Mountain Regional Park, Arizona (2019)

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Backlit cactus holding rain drops in its spines in black and white
November 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Here's where I admit I've been working on this piece off-and-on for years. But with the SCAA Fearlessly Independent show coming up fast, I had to get 'er done. So here it is—Abandoned Homestead.

#ValWestonNM #PhotographicArt #SilverCityArtist #VisitSilverCity #SilverCityArtAssociation
Selective color photographic artwork of an old truck parked in front of abandoned cabins with grass growing through the grill on a stormy day.
November 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!

@jcbrandon.bsky.social and I like to spend the #evening having happy hour and decompressing from the day. And sometimes those evenings are extra pretty.

📸 Indian Pass Wilderness, California (2021)

🔗https://valinreallife.com/postcards-from-real-life-evening/
Digital watercolor of an ocotillo standing tall in front of a distant mountain range at sunset.
November 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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It's a new month and I like to keep things fresh so I gave my display at the Grant County Art Guild gallery a little makeover. (How is it November already?!?)

#ValWestonNM #PhotographicArt #GrantCountyArtGuild #SilverCityArtist #VisitSilverCity
Gallery display showing multiple pieces of wall art, greetings cards, and baskets with prints in them. Autumn Reflections photographic art by Val Weston hanging on a wall.
November 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!

This is one of my favorite #Autumn images I've captured in my time in the Smokies.

📸 Great Smoky Mountains National Park (2012)

It wasn't fun and games getting it though. 😬
🔗https://valinreallife.com/postcards-from-real-life-autumn/
Full frame maple tree branches with glowing yellow and orange leaves
November 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Getting in the holiday spirit. 😅

👻Don't be spooked by websites or branding!
💯We'll be your spirit guides.
⏰Join us this Thursday for 🕸️ Websites for Beginners and ❓Branding Q&A.
🔗Link in comments and bio.
#ValWestonNM #SilverCityNM #EntrerpreneurLife #NewMexicoEntrepreneur
Halloween-themed graphic that reads Don't be spooked by websites and branding. We'll be your spirit guides. Join us for 2 great workshops in Silver City, NM October 30th with a URL Exposure.ValinRealLife.com.
October 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!

Here's a katydid hiding #Inside a Gerbera Daisy.

📸 Suwanee, Georgia (2011)

🤩 And some more about the joy of exploring the intricate details of our world.
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Close up of katydid peering out from the inside of an orange Gerbera Daisy.
October 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! Here's a ladybug friend in a sea of #vertical plants.

📸 Great Smoky Mountains National Park (2016)

I'm still going strong blogging about the images I've been sharing. (We'll see how long that lasts. 😅)
🔗https://valinreallife.com/postcards-from-real-life-vertical/
A dew-covered ladybug perches near the top of a tall plant stalk surrounded by blades of grass and fog.
October 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!

I spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to capture the #Glow on this gnarly old tree. 😅 #PhotographerProblems

📸 Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado (2014)

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A gnarled dead tree in a desert valley in front of a vivid sunset and sand dunes in the background.
October 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Silver City-ish peeps and those who might be in the area Oct. 30th👇

Workshop registration is open! Grab your seats now. Early registration pricing ends Oct. 17. More into at exposure.valinreallife.com/learn/worksh....

Not sure if they're right for you? Drop a comment or DM with questions.
October 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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New month, fresh art!

My display at the Grant County Art Guild gallery is refreshed for October with moody pieces to fit the season. Plus I'm featured on the screen at the checkout desk with three fan-favorite pieces.

#ValWestonNM #GrantCountyArtGuild #SilverCityArtist #VisitSilverCity
October 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!

Thanks to the #Relax theme this week, I'm taking a beat to channel the chill vibes of the Smokies.

📸 Great Smoky Mountains National Park,Tennessee (2013)

And I'm experimenting with writing a bit about the images on the blog.

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A stream cascades over moss covered rocks in a lush forest in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
October 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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In Branding Q&A, we'll give you an intro to branding then have a freeform Q&A so you can ask anything you want to know.
October 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Websites for beginners is for any existing or budding micro-entrepreneurs who know they need their own website but don't know where to start. (Or for any who think a social media page is all they need!)
October 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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We have two exciting workshops coming up on October 30th in Silver City. Registration opens Monday, Oct. 6. Sign up for email updates to get first dibs on seats.

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October 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!

When you ask a motorcyclist about #TheRoad, it gets us pretty excited about gorgeous twisties. 😁

📸 Monitor Pass aka CA 89, California (2020)
View of curvy road flanked by rugged hills with the side of a motorcycle rider in view and another rider ahead on the road.
September 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Happy Autumn Equinox! I snagged this shot in Great Smoky Mountains Nat'l Park in 2012. As much as I love living out west I do miss being able to pop up to the Smokies for fall colors.

What's your favorite place to enjoy autumn leaves?

#ValWestonNM #AutumnEquinox #GreatSmokyMountainsNationalPark
Full frame maple tree branches with glowing yellow and orange leaves and text that reads "Welcome Autumn"
September 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow! Today's #Angles image brought to you by the hotel décor in our room this morning. 😁

📸 Santa Claran Hotel – Española, NM (2025)
Rectangular lamp shade casting triangles of light and shadow on two walls.
September 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!

I can't really articulate why but I've always felt at #Home here. Maybe one day I'll get around to showing you all the details of my full tattoo sleeve dedicated to Great Sand Dunes. 😏

📸 Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, Colorado. (2014)
Wide landscape of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve showing storm clouds, the dunes, and Medano Creek with and expanse low-growing plants in the foreground.
September 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!

My #Summer image today is the quintessential prairie #sunflower. Our extreme drought is playing havoc on the sunflower crop this year. So here's one to pay homage to this summer icon.

📸 Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado (2012)

#ValWestonNM
Close up, full-frame of prairie sunflower bloom show detail of petals and center.
September 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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September is “Labor of Love” at the Grant County Art Guild gallery! The windows are filled with our tools of the trade that we use to make the magic happen.

Stop by 316 N Bullard St, Silver City NM

#ValWestonNM #PhotographicArt #GrantCountyArtGuild #SilverCityArtist #VisitSilvefCity #LaborOfLove
September 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!

I'm not a beach person but a #Shiny little town reflected in a pool at low tide in Baja has a certain charm.

📸 San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico (2017)
View of San Felipe at low tide in Baja California at dusk with the lights of the city shining and mountains in the background.
August 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow peeps!

Here's my take on #Skyline for this week's theme.

📸 Chihuly Garden and Glass — #Seattle, WA 2017

#ValWestonNM #Chihuly #SpaceNeedle
Upward-looking view of the Space Needle framed by glass art at Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle, Washington.
August 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Good morning, #BlueskyArtShow!

I've always wondered about the history of the #Pieces of this brick wall. Given the long, Wild West history of the town, I bet there's some good stories hidden in there.

📸 Virginia City, Nevada (2018)

#ValWestonNM
Full frame close up of red brick wall with various repairs and different kinds of bricks
August 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM