Catch Me If You Can Desert Flora "Spike" is part of the

"Spike" is part of the open edition Botanical Squares  giclée series

Watercolor on cradled board - 60″ x 20″

The only consolation to alleviate my sadness at this loss is that I can capture these beauties in my art so that they last forever

This piece was created during my participation in an ‘Alphabet Challenge’ with a number of fellow artists

This dramatic succulent is very common in the southwest and west

Catch Me If You Can Desert Flora "Spike" is part of theWatercolor on gallery wrapped canvas 10 x 30 Roadrunners are elusive but plentiful in the desert. When I catch a glimpse of one they make me smile and I grab my camera as quickly as I can to capture their unique postures. This guy was hanging out on the wall in my backyard and gave me plenty of opportunity to shoot him standing, preening and running. He will be in a number of future paintings!