Cactus and Desert Hills in a Square Glass Panel Coloring Page

A saguaro cactus rises through the whole height of this panel with two arms curving up beside it, one on each side. The body is ribbed from base to crown in long vertical lines that follow its curve, and those ribs are the detail that carries the sheet. Behind the cactus a large sun disc sits low, half hidden by the plant itself.

Layered desert hills step back behind the sun in broad overlapping bands, and two smaller saguaros stand out on the flats to the left and right. Along the base, agave rosettes spread their pointed leaves in clumps, and low shrubs fill the gaps between them.

A grid of leaded bars runs across the whole panel in front of the scene, dividing it into large rectangular lights, and a frame with angled returns closes the design at the edges.

This one is built for a sunset palette. Take the sun and the sky bands warm, the hills progressively cooler as they recede, and keep the cactus a deep green so it holds the foreground. The ribs do not need separate colors, just a light shade down one side of the trunk to round it. Markers everywhere except the agave points. Allow half an hour.