Monday, March 30, 2009

"Roll Out the Barrels...!

...Happy Cactus Monday all!
May each of you have a barrel of fun today!

"Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel."
~William J. Clinton

22 comments:

marianne said...

What a beautiful barrel cactus painting!

Happy Cactus Monday!

soulbrush said...

fabadabadoo barrel of cactusness. and what a hilarious quote...my immediate response is why?
hcm fellow cactuteer.

Shelly McC said...

Wow! Beautiful page!

Unknown said...

Oh I love the barrel cactus. I only discovered it being part of cactus monday! What a wonderful group, and again a wonderful illustration by you.

Karen Blados said...

Gorgeous spread! Gives me a vicarious taste of summer ... there's snow on the ground here. Sigh!

Lisa at Greenbow said...

Beautiful page Margaret. Every time is see a barrel cactus I think of the polka "roll out the barrel..." Now maybe I will think of this quote you used. A good one.

Anonymous said...

great job---I've never seen such a thing way over here on the East coast...winna

Sandy Maudlin said...

Great post. Love the design but I never knew about CACTUS MONDAY til now. Thanks.

3rdEyeMuse said...

one day I would love to see a collage of all of the cacti you have created. :)

yoon see said...

I really love the colours that you used. So beautiful!
Happy Cactus Monday Margaret!

sandy said...

Beautiful! I love the quote too,ha.

WATERBABY CHRISTINE said...

Luv it a lot!

Diane AZ said...

Gorgeous blooming cactus scene and I also like the southwestern designs on the right side. Happy Cactus Monday!

Teri said...

This is really a beauty in amongst all the rest of the beauty here!!

HCM

Lisa Rivas said...

Oh I saw this on Flickr and left you a word or two there!
What striked me was the color and that huge awesome Barrel Cactus! It is humongous! Love your border too :)

HCM and have a wonderful week!

studio lolo said...

You manage to put so much art energy into such tiny spaces!!
have I told you, you rock? Well, you DO!! This is fantastic!

;)

Anonymous said...

This is sizzling and spicey hot! Your imagination and talent are inspiring.
Do you not think of publishing a book of all your cacti?

Crooked Beak said...

Hello from an Arizona neighbor!Great cactus composition. Love it and your blog!

PAK ART said...

My favorite plant right now is the cactus. I want to live where cacti live. I want to paint cacti outdoors.

kazumiwannabe said...

Great layout - the letters are awesome! And what a strange cactus : ) never seen one like it!

Pea said...

Absolutely stunning!The border is so beautiful and love the quote too!

Serena Lewis said...

Your South-Western flavoured sketches are among my favourite, Margaret. I love the colours and contrasts!