Crested Saguaro, soft pastel on archival board, 20×16″, 2018, by Jean Krueger, copyrighted with all rights reserved
Saguaro, the ubiquitous cactus of the Sonoran desert, mutate from time to time. When they do, they may form an intricately folded fan-like shape at the end of one or more branches. The fan may start to form when the cactus is dozens of years old (saguaros can live a couple hundred years). Other varieties of cactus are able to mutate in this way. To date, there is no explanation for why these plants decide to up and do this…they just do.

Orange Tree, Soft Paste lon board, 20×16″. bu Jean Krueger,copyrighted with all rights reserved, 2018
Finn Minnow -Trout Fly, watercolor, 9X12″, 2017 by Jean Krueger copyrighted with all rights reserved
Ponderosa Cone, Watercolor, 6×6″, Jean Krueger, 2017, with all rights reserved
Red Green Ponderosa Cone, Watercolor, 6×6″, Jean Krueger, 2017, with all rights reserved
Wishing Star, watercolor on paper, 6×6″, 2017, Copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger
Perfect Cactus, Hard and Soft Pastel, 6×6″, 2017, Jean Krueger Fine Art, copyrighted with all rights reserved
Detail, Pertfect Cactus
Violet Prickly Pear, 2017, Soft and Hard Pastel,20×16″, Jean Krueger Fine Art, copyrighted with all rights reserved
Detail, Violet Prickly Pear
Detail, Violet Prickly Pear