Desert Willow 18x24 inches desert art I knew I would paint

I knew I would paint from one of them

It made for a nice contrast of shapes and shadows in this overhead image

These pretty cacti look like they’re soft and fluffy and people have given them the nickname

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Desert Willow 18x24 inches desert art I knew I would paintWe have three Desert Willow trees in our front yard in Arizona. The first winter I arrived there I thought they had died. Their leaves were gone, and all the other trees were green and lush. Later, I found out they are deciduous trees, (and lose their leaves annually). When spring arrived the willow trees leaves and beautiful pink blossoms grew back again. I liked the contrast of shapesthe long green leaves against the flowers soft contoursso I made