AN EXPLOSION OF PINK Mural is a photograph by Douglas Taylor which was uploaded on March 2nd, 2024.
AN EXPLOSION OF PINK Mural
The amazing red and white stamens of the Pink Fairy Duster flowers are backlit during an early spring afternoon on March 2nd, 2024, creating this... more
Title
AN EXPLOSION OF PINK Mural
Artist
Douglas Taylor
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Digital Photography
Description
The amazing red and white stamens of the Pink Fairy Duster flowers are backlit during an early spring afternoon on March 2nd, 2024, creating this veritable explosion of color in Tucson Mountain Park and Saguaro National Park, west of Tucson, Arizona.
The Pink Fairy Duster, Calliandra eriophylla, is one of my all-time favorite native plants. The shrub grows about 2 to 3 feet tall, and about as wide. It has no thorns and sports a fine dark green foliage that’s very attractive when there is adequate moisture.. The bloom period is from early spring, and sometimes through fall, depending on rain or irrigation. The cotton-candy pink flowers are frequently described as “powderpuff”, are about an inch and a half around, and look like something a unicorn would eat.
This plants is common to the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona, and it ranges west to the Mojave Desert of southern California and east in the Chihuahuan Desert through southern New Mexico into west Texas. Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds pollinate the flowers, and the hummingbirds love it because they produce a considerable amount of sweet nectar. The spring bloom coincides with the beginning of the grand hummingbird migration north from Mexico into the western United States. The bloom of 2024 is quite early in the season and intense with the numbers of beautiful flowers covering these hearty plants.
This colorful and dramatic floral mural is also part of my "West By Southwest - An American Mural Project" collection. Like all of the others in the collection it is formatted in the 3:5 ratio and are only available in the 20" x 12", 24" x 14.375", 30" x 18", 40" x 24", 48" x 28.75", and 60" x 36" sizes, also 43.25" X 72" as a massive wall mural for a spectacular presentation on a large wall with stunning color and clarity. Please see the collection for further information.
Uploaded
March 2nd, 2024
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Comments (12)
Douglas Taylor
My heartfelt thanks to James Shaw for making this photograph a Special Feature in the wonderful Fantasy Flowers art group. I consider it to be a high honor.
VIVA Anderson
Congratulations for your Special Feature in Fantasy Flowers group. Among my most Favourites, 🤗VIVA
Laurel Adams
CONGRATULATIONS! Your work has been featured in the Home Page of The ARTIST BUZzz Group! You are cordially invited to POST image embed links for this distinction to the 🌟GAs -Features Archive -2023 thread in the discussion tab. Thank you for your glimpse of beauty!
Douglas Taylor replied:
Laurel! Thank you very much for featuring my photograph in this wonderful art group! I am honored by your selection.
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations, your beautiful textile design creation has been featured on the Best For Blankets and Textile Products Photography & Art page! Feel free to post your feature in the Featured Images Archive discussion thread. We also have special discussion threads for sales of your group images and Fractals and kaleidoscopes.
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you so much, Barbie! I appreciate your recognition for my photography with the feature in this unique art group.
Samuel HUYNH
Exciting news – Your fantastic artwork has been featured in "GREATEST OF ALL TIME" group! 🌈🎨 Feel free to spread the joy by adding it to our "2024 Featured Masterpieces Archive" in the Discussion section.
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you very much, Samuel! I am both delighted and honored to be featured in this superb art group.
Steve Rich
Your work deserves to be featured in our group "The Meandering Photographer" Please consider adding this work to the "Feature History, The Meandering Photographer (March-April 2024)" active discussion thread. (l/f on 3-3-2024)
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you, Steve! I appreciate your recognition of my photography with the feature in this superb photographic art group.
Jane M Dahl
One of my favorite flowering desert plants. Beautiful image. Featured in American Desert Southwest.
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you so very much, Jane! Your recognition and wonderful support for my art is ALWAYS appreciated by this man.
Randy Rosenberger
This piece of fine artwork has earned the honor of being chosen to show off to other artists and prospective buyers here in the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. It is an honor to share this piece of well composed and beautiful art on our Featured section of our homepage. Thanks much for sharing! Liked and Faved Randy B. Rosenberger (administrator of the WFS group)
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you, Randy! I am delighted to be featured in this wonderful art group, and honored to be selected among the many superb artists who participate here. Your awesome support for my art is greatly appreciated.
VIVA Anderson
Oh how gorgeous this Explosion of Pink capture, Love the density of the flowars:Pink Fairy Dusters!! and their sparkling blooms, nicely backlit !! When you think, each is 'all of: 1.5"!!, what a crowd is this!!! Profusion of beauty, Douglas........Compliments, Kudos......big Fav for these early blooms!/..............VIVA
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you so very much for your wonderful words of compliment, VIVA!. They are greatly appreciated here.
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