Impressionist Southwestern Desert Landscape Oil Painting

This item is an original oil painting on canvas measuring 24x24 inches, depicting a vibrant Southwestern desert landscape. The composition features a sun-drenched mountain range, likely inspired by regions like Sedona or the Superstition Mountains, under a pale lavender and yellow sky. The foreground includes a dirt path winding through desert scrub and various Saguaro cacti. This piece is executed in a heavy impasto technique, where thick layers of paint are applied to the canvas to create a tactile, three-dimensional texture. The color palette is dominated by warm ochres, siennas, and oranges, contrasted with cool purples and greens in the shadows and vegetation. This style is characteristic of late 20th-century American Southwestern regionalism, likely dating from the 1970s to the 1980s. The artwork is housed in a contemporary mid-century style wooden frame with a beige linen liner and a thin gold-toned inner fillet. The frame shows minor signs of wear including small surface scuffs and minor separation at the mitered corners. While a signature is not immediately visible in the provided image, the craftsmanship suggests a skilled hand with a strong command of light and atmospheric perspective. The impasto application is particularly well-handled, providing a lively sense of movement throughout the sky and rugged terrain.