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Ray Patrick
Lone Cactus, 2026
Oil on canvas
7 × 5 in. (17.8 × 12.7 cm)
Framed
From the artist's studio, 2026
$600 + $25 shipping in the US
Ray Patrick
Oil on canvas
7 × 5 in. (17.8 × 12.7 cm)
Framed
From the artist's studio, 2026
$600 + $25 shipping in the US
A canyon wall stepping down from the left, a single tall cactus upright in front of it, and buttes and a blue range opening out to the right.
The rock mass on the left and the buttes on the right lean toward each other, leaving a gap at the centre through which the distance is seen. The cactus stands exactly in that gap and holds it open.
Pale turquoise sky, warm cream and ochre in the lit rock, deep blue-violet in the shadow and the far range. The cactus and the slope at the right are the only greens.
Angular and flat — each rock plane is one loaded stroke with a square end, and the strata are indicated by the gaps between strokes rather than drawn. The cactus is a single straight pull of green from top to bottom.
Oil on board. Canvas weave reads through the sky and the distance; the rock is more heavily loaded. The board's edges are painted white.
No signature visible within the painted area.