CATCH YOUR DREAM . . .

REACH OUT. THEY ARE WAITING.

'THE TREES WATCH AS
THE DREAMS FLOAT AROUND THEM'

12 x 12" Acrylic over an Acrylic pour

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please visit my website at:

www.charleenmartin.com

We were out for a desert ride Sunday with some friends and came upon this fellow.  I'm pretty sure I posted a similar photo about 2 years ago when we first found this Cristate.  It's a Saguaro with a deformity at the top.  Or, maybe all the others are deformed with their perfectly round tops, and this is how they are suppose to be.  :)  But, there are only 4 (that we know of) in the area of the Sonoran desert right around Ajo.  They don't know what causes this ... lightening, a cancer, or possibly even frost.  This is two angles on the same saguaro.  They are considered Iconic symbols of the Sonoran Desert.

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CLOUDS OF THE DAY . . .

                                             indi behrendt

No, that's not me.  :) 
It tells a great story though, don't you think.

Photography takes an instant out of time,
altering life by holding it still.
~  dorothea lange

Charleen

ARE WE EVER ALONE . . .

Not very often!

'ALONE . . . BUT NOT'

(This little piece was bought by a couple who are traveling full time across the U.S.  They buy small pieces of art wherever they go and put them up all over their RV.  They are remembrances of where they have been on their travels.  They said even their cupboard doors are covered!  Honored to be part of those memories.)

'DESERT CONVERSATION'

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www.charleen martin.com

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 CLOUDS OF THE DAY . . .

Amazing to think that on any given day you can look up at the sky and see a whole new painting, free of charge with no hidden fees.  Videos too, as the clouds can change form and move around as you watch.  Bring out the popcorn and the wine.  Time for one of the most beautiful shows on earth.  

Once you have tasted the taste of sky, 

you will forever look up.

~  leonardo da vinci

THE DESERTS IN BLOOM!

AND, WE ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO 

BE HERE TO SEE IT ...

A little more of our Ajo trip.  One more month before we head home.

The Sonoran Desert in Bloom ...

Mexican poppies

And a little purple thrown in ...

" My mother named me after a miracle of nature. 

Waris means desert flower. The desert flower blooms in a barren environment where few living things can survive."

Waris Dirie, Desert Flower 

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Let's stay with lots of Color for now ...

 I

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'I'VE GOT SUNSHINE ON MY SIDE'

12 x 12" Mixed Media Collage

More information on this can be found at

Www.charleenmartin.com 

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CLOUDS OF THE DAY ...

O.K. ... so you have to use your imagination.  :)  This rock, and others like it, are called 'Desert Roses'. A little cloud-like in its shape, don't you think?  It looks like something left over from when the desert was once covered by ocean.  Beauty in the smallest things.

Charleen