State Flower of Arizona: Saguaro

2025

This captivating mixed media artwork layers bold, hand-drawn saguaro cacti rendered in deep forest and olive greens atop a vintage road map of Arizona, with the Grand Canyon and surrounding Southwest region clearly visible beneath. The cacti are depicted with expressive black outlines and vertical ribbing rendered in fluid, gestural strokes, giving them a graphic yet organic quality. Crowning each towering cactus are clusters of delicate white blossoms with warm peach-orange centers, drawn with an illustrative precision that contrasts beautifully with the looser treatment of the stems.