“Palm Springs Poolside Right” captures the languid joy of desert sun and poolside escape. It’s a festive meditation on water, shadow, and vibrant summer warmth—where architecture, palm trees, and shimmering blue create a chorus of color. This painting pairs with "Palm Springs Poolside (left) and can be a diptych or a single. Oasis of Color A sparkling turquoise pool sits in the foreground, its surface alive with rippling strokes of blue and teal. The water’s edge is framed by joyous bursts of sunlit gold and creamy ochre, suggesting desert sand warmed by afternoon heat. Carey’s brushwork dances across the pool, inviting the imagination to feel the cool embrace of shade and reflection. Palm Trees as Rhythmic Guardians Towering palms rise from the sun-dappled lawn, their trunks painted in deep violet and aubergine, foliage in chartreuse, emerald, and sunflower yellow. The trees stand like rhythmic dancers, swaying gently into the compositional flow, their forms repeating in vertical pulses that carry your gaze upward and around the scene. Sun and Structure in Conversation In the middle distance, a sun-washed building is rendered in robust ochre and burnt sienna. Its geometric simplicity contrasts with the organic play of the palms and pool. Yet Carey weaves them together through audacious color: hints of fuchsia, cobalt, and teal balance the warm architecture with cool desert air. Emotional Memory, Bright with Heat This is not a literal depiction of a Palm Springs resort, but a vision distilled from memory—sun-drenched, playful, saturated with warmth. Carey layers her oil paint over metallic gold ground, allowing hidden glow to emerge through the bold strokes. The effect is radiance, almost audible as a hum of heat and joy beneath the desert sky. Composition in Motion Though still, the scene pulses. Horizontal lines of poolside edge, vertical palms, and diagonal shadows guide the eye in a visual "S"—pool, palms, building, sky. The tension between architectural straight lines and organic tree shapes creates a push-and-pull that breathes life into the space. “Palm Springs Poolside (Right)” is a vibrantly painted daydream: a visual poem that evokes the exhilaration of summer, the cool retreat of water, and the colorful energy of mid‑century desert modernism. Cathy Carey translates vacation into emotion—a celebration of sun, shade, and the simple joy of being in a beautiful place.

Name Of Artist (So You Are Searchable!)

Cathy Carey

Exact Dimensions

24"t x 20w

Year Created

2013

Provide details about the signature

Bottom Right

Materials

Oil on Linen