"Prickly Pear Cacti in Bloom" - Bette Lou Voohis

Canvas size: 14 x 11 in.
 Frame size: 26 x 22.5 in.
 Signed, bottom left.
 
This vivid vintage oil painting, by Texas painter Bette Lou Voorhis , is a lush celebration of nature, and the glory of wildflowers. The composition is filled with large, teal-green cactus pads textured with fine needles, which serve as a cool-toned backdrop for a profusion of bright lemon-yellow blossoms. A few red-orange buds provide small, fiery accents of color, drawing the eye toward the center of the cluster. Voorhis uses a painterly, naturalistic technique to articulate the details of the botanical subject. Set against a dark, shadowy background, the illuminated flowers appear to glow, capturing the brief and brilliant moment when the desert landscape bursts into full, radiant color.
This oil on canvas painting is ready to hang in a vintage, hand carved "Melvin" frame with antiqued gold leaf finish.