Showing posts with label Arizona desert landscapes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arizona desert landscapes. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Crossing Cave Creek

Tiptoe across the stones to sun washed sandbars. This is the Dragonfly Trail on Cave Creek, Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area in the Desert Foothills Land Trust, Cave Creek Arizona. - Nancy Boudreau

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This painting is about 5 x 7 inches and is acrylic on gessoed mat board, protected in a cream colored mat, and as with all these little studies, the text above is handwritten on the back of the painting, which is also signed and dated.
For comments and queries, please feel free to contact me directly at: nb@nboudreau.com
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Saguaros at Spur Cross

Their spines backlit by the late afternoon sun, saguaro cactus of Spur Cross Conservation Area stand out against the deeper shadows in the bed of Cave Creek. The profile of Elephant Mountain divides land and sky. - Nancy Boudreau

This painting is about 5 x 7 inches and is acrylic on gessoed mat board, protected in a cream colored mat. As with all these little studies, the text above is handwritten on the back of the painting, which is also signed and dated.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Prickly Pear Flowers

In April the prickly pear cactus blooms. The rains this year should bring generous displays of yellow and orange flowers and later, the pears. . .
- Nancy Boudreau

Here I include a photo of the art studio, where the painting was created, working from photos taken during a recent trip to Phoenix, Arizona.

This painting is about 5" x 7" acrylic on gessoed mat board, protected in a cream-colored mat. As with all these little studies, the text above is handwritten on the back of the painting, which is also signed and dated. For comments and queries, please feel free to contact me directly at: nb@nboudreau.com