A scene from Southeast Arizona, not far from the Mexican border.
Tag: Arizona
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Sonoran Desert
Sonoran Desert, $55 USD, Oil on card, 8×12″, 2020, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger -
Agave, AZ
Agave, AZ, oil, 5×2.75″, 2021, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger
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Nature and realism as abstraction..get it?
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Slivers of Light
Slivers of Light, oil, 10×8″, 2021, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger,
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Chiricahua National Monument in southern Arizona is other-worldly. Have you been there? I think it rivals, even surpasses, Utah’s Arches National Park. Chiricahua feels intimate yet has a scale of grandeur. I had never heard of this place before we visited it over the New Year holiday. We hiked isolated trails, took lots of pictures and quit at sunset. See America first, we have so many wonders to behold.
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Agave, Arizona
Agave, Arizona – $35 USD, oil on rigid board – 5×2.75 in
https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/jean-krueger/agave-arizona/853595
Nature and realism as abstraction…go figure.
https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/jean-krueger/agave-arizona/853595
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Tohono Chul
Tohono Chul, watercolor, 9×12″, 2019 copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger Eastern light, early morning in the garden.
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Opuntia aciculata
Opuntia aciculata, watercolor, 11×14″, 2019 copyrighted with allrights reserved by Jean Krueger Screaming orange and tranquil turquoise coexist in the full sun of Arizona midday. The beauty seems impossible.
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Fountain
Fountain – Desert Botanical Garden, 4×6″, watercolor by Jean Krueger, copyrighted with all rights reserved The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ, has so many little niches, secluded corners and hidden respites. They’re are all delightfully designed and full of life and beauty. The little fountain shown here is one such place. Come visit the garden.
$20 USD, $3 to ship
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Tucsan
Tucsan, 12×9″ watercolor, 2019, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger This is a hotel where we stayed one night while in Tucsan, AZ, painted en plein aire. Funky hotel, you’d like it.
$30 USD, $4. to ship
https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/jean-krueger/tucsan/736980
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Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera, Pastel on Paper, 14×11″, 2018, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean KruegerThis plant is found at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona. I’ll add the the botanic information as soon as I can, probably after a trip to the Garden itself. I was attracted by the red-yellow blooms supported on purple stalks, cradled in a wreath of green-aqua-magenta-alizarin foliage. What’s not to love?
$100 USD, $7.00 shipping
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Arizona Pine Cone
Arizona Pine Cone, watercolor on paper, 8×6″, 2018, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean KruegerI picked up this pinecone while walking past a golf course in my neighborhood. The tree that grows is over 60 years old and is quite tall. The needles on the tree are 4-5″ long.
$21. USD, $4. shipping
https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/jean-krueger/arizona-pine/710630
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Agave in the Shade
Agave in the Shade, 2018, Watercolor, 8×8″, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger
There are over 200 species of agaves and I have no idea which this is. If it happens to be a blue or tequilana agave, tequila can be made from it. The Agave is part of the genus Yucca.
$15 USD, $4.00 shipping
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Arizona Bird of Paradise – caesalpinia pulcherrima
Arizona Bird of Paradise – caesalpinia pulcherrima, 2018, Soft Pastel on Board, 10×8″, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger
The Arizona Bird of Paradise (caesalpinia pulcherrima) is a member of the Fabaceae (pea) family. Where we stay they are trimmed into medium height shrubs but they can grow to small tree proportions. They have every color from deep red to deep purple. Blossoms are in the red orange yellow range with leaves from green to deep violet. They are very delicate with a lacey fragility.
This is painted with a combination of soft pastel pencils and sticks. The surface is lightly fixed to discourage dusting.
$50. USD
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Mexican Fence Post Cactus – Pachycereus marginatus
Mexican Fence Post Cactus – Pachycereus marginatus, pastel on hardboard, 20×16″, 2018, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger
The Mexican Fence Post is a species originating in Central Mexico. These grow to heights of 12 or more feet and have a diameter of 3 to 8″. Its star-shape cross section can have from 5 to 9 points..its thorns are far less vicious than other species of cacti. Flowers are pink-yellow or green-yellow. When planted side by side they make an effective fence. They like it hot, tolerate afternoon shade and are hardy to zone 9 (28 Deg F overnight).
I think they’re marvelous.
Detail – Mexican Fence Post Cactus – Pachycereus marginatus -
White Tanks Park, Maricopa County
White Tanks Park, Maricopa County, Pastel on paper,2018, 12×9″, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean KruegerThe desert blooms in the spring. This is a variety of Cholla with mostly green blossoms.
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Argentine Giant Cacti – Echinopsis candicans
Argentine Giant Cacti – Echinopsis candicans, 12×9″, 2018, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean KruegerThis cactus grows in our neighborhood. It is low to the ground and spreads by growing outward from its middle. It blooms at night and has deliciosly fragrant blooms.The blooms when open are about 12″ across and closely spaced. A Giant Argentine Cactus in bloom is quite a sight to see.
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Portico
Portico, pastel on paper, 9×12″, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger
This was painted at an Arizona plein air event.
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Night Painting
Night Painting, Pastel on paper, 12×9″, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jena Krueger Fine ArtThis was painted at an Arizona plein air event.
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Sonoran Desert
Sonoran Desert, pastel on paper, 12×9″, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean KruegerThis was painted at a plein air event in Arizona.
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Opuntia-Spring
Opuntia – Spring, Pastel on board, 11×14″, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger
Evening sun, Opuntia in bloom.
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Beaver Tail Prickly Pear
Beaver Tail Prickly Pear, pastel on textured board, 20×16″, 2018, by Jean Krueger, copyrighted with all rights reservedI’m a fool for the subject matter (botany of the desert) which can be found at the Phoenix, AZ, Desert Botanical Garden. I’m a frequent visitor there. The geometry for this painting begins with paisley patterns, ending up with swirling movement from the background to the foreground.
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