Monday, June 7, 2010

Cactus Monday again!

Its time for another cactus painting for the Cactus Monday Challenge. Not sure what this plant is called, but I know its of the cactus family and the bright red flowers are a constant reminder of when I was a little girl! We were in Burma, I must have been around 8 or 9, and my father was the military attache there. We had a big pot of this plant growing at home. I remember making button holes with the flowers (often getting pricked by the really vicious thorns!) attaching it to a small fern and wrapping the stems with a piece of silver paper.....for my father when he went out in the evening for a formal occasion.  He would wait till I put it onto his coat! I have my plant growing in a little pot...and gives me a good feeling whenever I look at it! I thought I would do this as a 20 minute challenge, but it took a little longer, but I enjoyed painting it!

5 comments:

  1. What a bright and showy plant! Happy Cactus Monday! :)

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  2. What a wonderful memory to associate with cactus. And what a wonderful painting.

    ❤HCM❤

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  3. What wonderful memories this beautiful blossom brings to you. Happy Cactus Monday.

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  4. Thanks! I have always had a huge fondness for cactus...they are so resilient!

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  5. I love this one too :) Another favorite is the Echinopsis. Have u seen that?

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