Frozen cactus (2023)Oil painting
by Yue Zeng

I couldn’t wait to paint some cacti after seeing them in Arizona. But again, painting cactus in desert sounds routine. So here I use conceptual contrast as I did before. Snow mountain would be a good contrast to desert dune. The plant has to change too if I want to put them on snowy landscape. Desert is hot, the opposite side is cold. Then how about frozen one? The cacti are still alive. They grow in the ice age climate. Their spikes are white icicles.

For this piece I didn’t put any animal in there as size reference. If this was the ice age situation, there might not be that many animals running around. I would like to keep the image cool and quiet.

By the way, I have to Google the correct plural form of cactus which is “cacti” to be safe.

Although I tried my best to match the digital image the same as actual painting but the color may vary due to different monitor and monitor settings. Please be aware of this fact.
Hope you enjoy this one. :D

Materials used:

Oil paints, brushes,

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 50.8 x 40.64 x 1.91cm (unframed) / 50.8 x 40.64cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Surrealistic
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky

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