Cactus in December

Last week Alan and I were in Scottsdale Arizona.    He attended a conference and I got to spend 3 days playing in the desert.   I love that part of the country and am always fascinated by the cactus plants and the topography of the land.   Coincidentally a friend had recently commissioned me reproduce a painting that I had done 7 or 8 years ago.   She loves the cactus painting and is going to give it as a gift.   Obviously I am "into" the cactus idea.   This is the cactus painting I did for my friend.     Not terribly Christmasy, but
it was lots of fun to paint it.