Painting of a Cactus Frame:Dark ash The sky is a clear

The sky is a clear summer blue

told in the sober language of the Old Master still life

letting the purples shift from deep violet in the foreground to a hazy mauve in the distance

a grand avenue of palms stretches into the distance beneath a faded teal sky

The scene reads like a place stumbled upon after a long walk

Painting of a Cactus Frame:Dark ash The sky is a clearA tall columnar cactus rises at the centre of this striking composition, wrapped in an extravagant burst of blooms. Vivid orange roses, coral and pink cactus flowers, blue blossoms and spiny green pads crowd around its base and climb its ribbed green stem. Set against a deep teal to black background, every saturated petal and sharp spine stands out with sculptural, almost three dimensional clarity. The pairing of desert toughness with lush, jewel