Painting of Princkly Pear Cactus Size:24"x36" catches a low side light

catches a low side light against a deep shadowed background

To the left

or in a dining space where its warm glow can soften a cool wall

Cool whites and soft blues answer grey or petrol-toned walls

This artwork captures the deep stillness of dusk settling over the countryside

Painting of Princkly Pear Cactus Size:24"x36" catches a low side lightA flowering prickly pear cactus stands tall at the heart of this photograph, its blue green paddles crowned with vivid magenta blooms. Long pale spines fan out from the segments, lit at their tips so they glow like fine gold threads against the cool flesh of the plant. Behind it, a warm desert blurs into soft focus, hints of other cacti and sun baked earth dissolving into amber and dusky violet at dusk. The contrast of soft pink flowers against sharp