Paradise Lost Botanicals "Fruit of the Opuntia" is

"Fruit of the Opuntia" is part of the open edition Botanical Squares  giclée series

We are looking forward to this spring to see if they re-inhabit the same hole or if some other bird will take up residence

Local Color is available as a giclee print

but the female more than makes up for it in attitude

Monterriggioni is one of the more intact strongholds in Tuscany

Paradise Lost Botanicals "Fruit of the Opuntia" isWatercolor on canvas 20 x 20 On a recent trip to Cabo San Lucas our casita was surrounded by these very dramatic Bird of Paradise plants in various stages of bloom. I was struck by the contrast of the multi colored blooms against the backdrop of the turquoise water in the Sea of Cortez. Inspiration!