Prior to going on the Grand Canyon rafting and painting trip I was able to complete some additional cactus paintings, both are oil on acrylic 5" x 7". I also completed a painting of a Joshua Tree. Joshua's are members of the Yucca family and grow in our community as well as in forests of Joshua's on highway 91. In the spring they have a beautiful cluster of white blooms. I have never seen two Joshua's that are exactly the same in shape or number of branches. As the story goes the Joshua's were named by the Mormon settlers who thought the plant like Joshua of the bible were raising their arms to heaver. They are, to me, one of the most fascinating plants that grow on the desert. They seem almost surreal so I tried to paint it that way. Joshua is an oil 9" x 12".
