Lady in Red Desert Flora These beautiful translucent blooms burst

These beautiful translucent blooms burst out of their thorny pads with reckless abandon

As many of you know

the colors of the surrounding mountains take on this surreal glow

Watercolor on 2” deep cradled panel - 3" x 9"

My travels recently took me to Mexico and the art was so beautiful

Lady in Red Desert Flora These beautiful translucent blooms burstWatercolor on cradled board 60 x 24 Agave are one of my favorite subjects to paint. The architectural shapes and the way the shadows and light play out on the leaves makes for an interesting composition. This mature plant had very large leaves and interesting shapes and angles so I dressed her up in RED!