Hairy Buddha, 11x14 original Oil onCanvas

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I see this quirky plant as a lady with flyaway hair and modestly folded arms. My husband sees a woman kneeling on the left, and on the right there is a dog being hugged.

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Desert Rose, Adenium Arabicum Original Oil on Canvas 11x14 Succulent Art

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This succulent is a kind of Desert Rose, Adenium Arabicum, and it has the most interesting twisty roots. This is my third succulent painting, and I am enjoying painting these fascinating plants.

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Rare Bromeliad Oil Painting, Encholirium Horridum Original 11x14 Oil on Canvas

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This is number two in my series of succulents, bromeliads and cacti. This weird plant is called Encholirium Horridum, which, loosely translated, means a whirlwind full of spikes. It is a rare bromeliad from Brazil. 

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Oil on Canvas, Euphorbia Francoisii Caudiform Succulent Plant Painting 11x14

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Euphorbia francoisii, a small caudiciform succulent from Madagascar, has the most variable leaves in the plant kingdom. No two plants have the exact same leaf shape or color, even if they are clones. The new leaves emerge as new shapes and colors, completely unpredictable! Some plants will have several different leaf shapes, sizes and colors all on one plant! So weird. This plant is on the critically endangered list.

I will be painting more from the exotic world of succulents. They are some of the most interesting plants on Earth. For the real thing, check out Paradise Found Nursery.

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Ruby Beach, 20x20 Oil on Canvas

I am not used to painting misty places like Ruby Beach on the Olympic Peninsula. It was so beautiful there, but very gray. Out of view in this painting were piles of bleached driftwood that had washed down from the mountains during floods. Everything was just overwhelmingly BIG. It's another world out there.

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