Jumpin’ Dusky Desert Chollas 30x40 inches still life and to add visual excitement

and to add visual excitement

This is a tiny painting of my tiny studio in Arizona

It made for a nice contrast of shapes and shadows in this overhead image

It’s a beautiful area to hike in with many ancient Saguaro cacti standing 40-70’ tall

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Jumpin’ Dusky Desert Chollas 30x40 inches still life and to add visual excitementThese pretty cacti look like theyre soft and fluffy and people have given them the nickname, Teddy Bear cactus. But, they're proper name is Jumping Cholla because if you touch one its thorns will jump onto you. Once the sticky thorns enter your skin they're very difficult to remove. If you try to use your fingers to remove them the spikes will jump into them and continue to prick you. So, some people carry a small toothed comb with them while hiking