Artist: Dave Newman
Title: Lone Saguaro
Medium: Acrylic
Dimensions: 14"h x 14"w
"Lone Saguaro" is a vibrant acrylic painting featuring a large, solitary saguaro cactus dominating the foreground. The cactus, with its classic upward-reaching arms, is rendered with visible brushstrokes that give it a textured appearance. The painting is characterized by a rich use of colors, with a sky executed in shades of blue with strokes of purple. Below the sky, a band of earthy red and brown hues showcase mountainous terrain in the middle distance of the landscape. The foreground is dotted with clusters of yellow-green vegetation against a contrasting orange and earth toned ground. The bold colors and energetic brushwork lend the painting an impressionistic feel, conveying the sense of a rugged, yet beautiful desert environment under a vivid sky.