Long vistas and prickly saguaro friends are very appealing on one of my recent excursions to the far east side of Tucson, Arizona. The winter weather has been cooperating well – gorgeous sunny days, not too warm or cold. Makes for a great excuse to get out there and enjoy the desert and work from life.

The light on the saguaros becomes an integral part of the composition in my 14 x 11″ study in oil below:

and will become information for a larger studio piece coming up.