ERIN CANNON WATERCOLOR

Close-up view of Agave and Spines, Desert Botanical Garden

From a Hedgehog cactus at the Desert Botanical Garden

Center leaf column of the Whale tongue agave, 3' wide and 3' tall when painted

From a close-up photo taken in San Diego at the Balboa Gardens

Second painting I completed! Found these growing in a hothouse in Southern Colorado

Not an Artichoke! a very closed form of the Queen Victoria Agave....seemed unusual

The remainder after the flower has faded. This variety had minimal spines

A section of the stone carvings at the Westward Ho Hotel in downtown Phoenix ( where the original 'Psycho" was filmed)

from a flower bunch at a downtown flower stand in Los Angeles

first of three - a huge blooming clump at the Desert Botanical Garden

a single bloom of the series - these were profuse in early Spring

final group, next to the fence post supposrt

Painted while living in Colorado - it reminded me of my Great-Grandmother's garden in Houston

From a huge specimen of Opuntia indica at the Desert Botanical Garden

A bloom from a 'Little Gem' Magnolia

Stone detailing from St. Xavier in Phoenix Arizona

A portion of a huge clump of Easter Cactus, especially attractive since this variety is a gloosy green with minimal spines

This mask has followed me on most all of my moves across the country - it is not light

Most people don't realize that Aloe does bllom under the right circumstances - this stalk was 4' tall

No color distortion here - when I first purchased this Agave, it was very blue. Since moving to Austin, it has become more greenish.

This cactus was tiny, and planted at the base of a sun dial at the Desert Botanical Garden