Ocotillos

This artwork captures a lush desert landscape with a vibrant mix of greenery and wildflowers in the foreground. The tall, thin plants with orange-red blooms are called ocotillos, a native desert shrub common in the American Southwest. The yellow wildflowers, likely desert marigolds, fill the lower part of the composition, creating a lively contrast with the deeper greens of the shrubbery.

If you’ve ever visited the Sonoran or Chihuahuan deserts, you’ve probably seen this plant. According to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, the plants are large shrubs with long cane-like unbranched spiny stems that grow from a short trunk. Small 2-inch leaves grow from the stems when there is enough moisture. But, it is the dense clusters of red tubular flowers that grow from the end of the stems from March through June that are the show stoppers!

This painting was selected for an exhibit by the Greater Phoenix Economic Council in May, 2024, as part of its Snapshot of Greater Phoenix.

Original painting.
Artist signed front and back.
Varnished (protection against UV and dust)
Certificate of Authenticity included.

Size: 12” W x 9” H / 30.48 cm W x 22.86 cm H
Medium: Acrylic
Surface: 280 GSM 100% cotton canvas paper (ready for framing)
Year Created: 2023

Frame not included.

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