Red Desert Cactus

6x11 of a cactus scene.  I struggle with acrylics and with landscapes so it was a learning experience. This is on gessoed matboard that I varnished afterward, using Bob Burridge's color wheel (Munsell). Red was first chosen for the dominant color that has turquoise opposite, and two spice colors are yellow-green and purple-blue.  An orange-red underpainting was put on to begin the painting and that top sky is that hue.  Faint mountains can be seen in the far distance.
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