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wood prints desert wood prints cactus wood prints bloom wood prints blossom wood prints red wood prints purple wood prints green wood prints spines wood prints thorns wood prints needles wood prints

photographs desert photos cactus photos bloom photos blossom photos red photos purple photos green photos spines photos thorns photos needles photos

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The desert is not as colorless as some believe, especially in the spring. The many cactus of various types sprout blossoms in a multitude of colors. It can take time to appreciate the landscape in the high desert, but once you learn how it becomes a rainbow.

I rediscovered my love for art and found my passion for oil painting after being diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia in 2005. Having previously worked as an audiologist and later in pharmaceuticals, chronic disease forced me to abandon my career to stay home and rest. What I didn't know was that a new opportunity was blooming. During this challenging period of change I was encouraged by my son-in-law, a very talented artist, to "just paint", but shortly thereafter we lost him to suicide. Having inherited the contents of his studio, his influence is present in my work. In the early years of learning to cope with all the loss and limitations that came with this chronic disease I felt...