My Desert View

painting of cactus with sky behind

When I was a kid I brought back souvenirs from my wanderings in the outdoors. Rock, shells, leaves, frog skeletons – really, just bits and pieces or anything I found that l thought was interesting or pretty. I’m not sure where the urge to collect comes from but these natural morsels reminded me of where I’d […]

Succulent in orange pot

I’m bad at names. I find it hard to remember them and it’s no different with plants than with people. I think this is a silver dollar jade but I’m sure one of you will be able to tell me. Of course I’ll probably forget again! Contact artist for purchase.  

Graptopetalum

Graptopetalum by Jean Reece Wilkey, oil on panel, 4 x 4 in. | SOLD This succulent has such wonderful silvery greens, blues and violets and the name is fun to say as well! The common name is Ghost Plant and it looks ghostly silver in certain light.

Cactus

Cactus, oil on panel, 4 x 4 inches | SOLD I love quirky things and I immediately loved this cactus when I saw it at our local greenhouse. I’ve had it for months and it’s still alive! I’m not sure what kind it is but it looks like it could be from some other planet. […]

Fall leaves

Fall leaves

Autumn is generally wonderful weather here and for the past couple of months it has been so nice that I’ve had a really bad case of spring fever! The leaves just started to turn about ten days ago and now we’ve just had the first freeze. When the vegetation is mostly of the desert variety, colorful […]