“Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses.”  -Alphonse Karr 1856

I love to paint roses, and the ones I encounter most grow on cacti.  Here is a collection of my recent cactus work:

The most recent is in the lower right hand corner.  It is special because I painted it 10 times bigger than I normally work!  Here is a work in progress picture on my easel (look to the right to see my coffee cup to get an idea of scale)