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Prickley Pear Cactus

Artwork: #59 of 71 by Janis Tafoya

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Rehoboth, MA - United States

Great composition! v

Janis Tafoya replied:

Thanks Joan

Avinger, TX - United States

Love the bold bright colors!

Janis Tafoya replied:

Thanks Charlie and Norma

Faulconbridge, Ne - Australia

Love the colours Janis! Very well done !! v MN

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Thanks Melissa

Myrtle Beach, SC - United States

Nice. v

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Thanks Jessica

Potomac, MD - United States

very nice v

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Thanks Atousa

Fort Worth, TX - United States

nicely done!

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Thanks Joan

Farmington, NM - United States

Thanks Lynn

Simi Valley, CA - United States

Beautiful work, Janis!! Really pretty! v

Farmington, NM - United States

Thank you, Eric

Farmington, NM - United States

Thank you Glenn

Crawford - United States

great work

Hemet, CA - United States

Brilliant colors. Nice work.

Mesa, AZ - United States

Lovely prickly pear painting among the rocks as you so often find them.

Greensboro, NC - United States

Beautiful prickley pear painting!

Wheaton, IL - United States

nice v

Nazareth- Ilit - Israel

Very nice! V

Missouri City, TX - United States

nice, v

Clovis, CA - United States

Very nice.

Minneapolis, MN - United States

Nice composition, love your color choices

Janis Tafoya replied:

Thanks Jeanne

Potomac, MD - United States

Lovely :) v

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Thanks Atousa

San Mateo, CA - United States

nice work. v

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Thanks Mike

Etna, NH - United States

Nice one Janis!

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Thanks Edward

Dallas, TX - United States

Beautiful work!

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Thanks Elena

Mesa, AZ - United States

Lovely painting with beautiful colors. v

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Thanks Janice

ANNECY - France

Pretty cactus painting ^_^

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Thanks Barbara

Fort Worth, TX - United States

lovely work! v

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Thanks Joan

Baton Rouge, La - United States

Beautiful painting of a Prickley Pear Cactus, Janis! v

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Thanks Elizabeth

Southampton, Ha - United Kingdom

Splendid prickley pear painting

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Thanks Terri

London, Mi - United Kingdom

Beautifully done!

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Wheaton, IL - United States

Beautiful artwork, love the bold colors of the flowers! v

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Thanks Rosanne

Victoria, TX - United States

a wonderful cactus compositio and painting...like the flower in bloom...love the color and detail in the flower center.

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Thanks for the nice comment, Ella

Fort Myers, FL - United States

Lovely painting of prickley pears.

Janis Tafoya replied:

Thanks, Kim

Farmington, NM - United States

Thanks Carol

Green Lane, PA - United States

So bright and cheerful - beautiful work. V/F

Farmington, NM - United States

Thanks, Nadine and Bob for featuring my work....

Farmington, NM - United States

thanks so much, Randy.

Iola, WI - United States

Great elements of nature defining this lovely painting of this beautiful grouping of cactus blooms! f/v

Farmington, NM - United States

Thanks, Vic.

Saint Louis, MO - United States

You painted such a great version of a cactus flower!!!

Farmington, NM - United States

Thanks, Carolyn.

Iola, WI - United States

Congrats on your sale! F/V

Farmington, NM - United States

THANKS, JOAN.

Farmington, NM - United States

Thanks, Joan

Fort Worth, TX - United States

congrats on your sale! v

Farmington, NM - United States

Thanks, Geeta

London - United Kingdom

Your gallery is nice but I liked this one very much ! Voted for this and 20 others too : )

Farmington, NM - United States

Thanks, Wanda

Marion, IL - United States

Lovely composition. f/v

Farmington, NM - United States

Thank you so much, Krista for featuring my painting.

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Title:

Prickley Pear Cactus

Artist:

Janis Tafoya

Medium:

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Prickley Pear Cactus, is an original oil painting by Janis Tafoya,of a cactus in bloom..these grow in the deserts of the Southwest,
Like other cactus, most prickly pears and chollas have large spines -- actually modified leaves -- growing from tubercles -- small, wart-like projections -- on their stems. But members of the Opuntia genus are unique because of their clusters of fine, tiny, barbed spines called glochids. Found just above the cluster of regular spines, glochids are yellow or red in color and detach easily from the pads. Glochids are often difficult to see and more difficult to remove, once lodged in the skin.
The fruits of most prickly pears are edible and sold in stores under the name "tuna." Prickly pear branches (the pads) are also cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Range & Habitat
Prickly pear cactus are found in all of the deserts of the American Southwest, with different species having adapted to different locale and elevation ranges. Most require course, well-drained soil in dry, rocky flats or slopes. But some prefer mountain pinyon/juniper forests, while others require steep, rocky slopes in mountain foothills. What is that white stuff on my cactus? The cochineal covers much of the lower elevations in the western United States and Mexico. It feeds almost solely on the pads of selected prickly pear cacti species.
Like other cactus, most prickly pears and chollas have large spines -- actually modified leaves -- growing from tubercles -- small, wart-like projections -- on their stems. But members of the Opuntia genus are unique because of their clusters of fine, tiny, barbed spines called glochids. Found just above the cluster of regular spines, glochids are yellow or red in color and detach easily from the pads. Glochids are often difficult to see and more difficult to remove, once lodged in the skin.
Most require course, well-drained soil in dry, rocky flats or slopes. But some prefer mountain pinyon/juniper forests, while others require steep, rocky slopes in mountain foothills.
Like other cactus, most prickly pears and chollas have large spines -- actually modified leaves -- growing from tubercles -- small, wart-like projections -- on their stems.
Come visit the Southwest, the desert in beautiful when in bloom and there are many more varities of cactus, not just the prickley pear. There are many
wonders in the Southwest of the United States...
I live in Farmington, N.M., and have lived in this area most of my life.
I started painting after retirement and it has become my sole passion...
I love to paint, and use vibrant colors....I paint flowers the most
because I love the color, shading, blending and shapes...I also paint
landscapes, seascapes and am getting into fantasy more and more..
I am primarily a self taught artist..

My painting come from my experiences, feelings, and trials in life.
I am an emotional painter, painting from the inside out...I am a
'PAINTER OF EMOTION'.

When I paint it brings a feeling of peace to me.... My hope is that
this peace will transend my paintings and give all who view them also
a moment of peace, since for so many of us the world we live in is
not a very peaceful peace....Thanks for your interest.


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