Bird of Paradise Desert Flora Nothing says summertime like fresh

Nothing says summertime like fresh berries on the vine

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

Chianti Vineyard

I loved the architecture and colorful flower pots and thought they made a lovely vignette for a painting

Bird of Paradise Desert Flora Nothing says summertime like fresh"Bird of Paradise" is part of the open edition Botanical Squares gicle series. Create your perfect indoor garden: these bite sized pieces are great for mix and match custom groupings or as stand alone pops of color. This piece was created during my participation in an Alphabet Challenge with a number of fellow artists. The challenge was to create a painting every day for 26 consecutive days: each painting would correspond to a letter of the alphabet,