Sonoran Gate Birds "Fruit of the Opuntia" is

"Fruit of the Opuntia" is also available as a Botanical Square

Senanque Abbey in Provence France is at the base of the mountain near the town of Gordes

it rewards desert natives and visitors with these unlikely but dramatic blooms

These perfectly ripe specimens had a graphic quality with the sunlight hitting them just so

advancing each day in alphabetical order

Sonoran Gate Birds "Fruit of the Opuntia" isThis old gate is in North Scottsdale and used to lead the way to a lovely botanical garden. Alas, progress and growth has done away with the garden but I take comfort in the knowledge that it lives on in my painting. Shipping included for this giclee.