I wanted to give this image a sense of perspective and depth by unifying three distinct horizontal layers into a cohesive landscape. With this objective in mind, I built the base layer around three rounded masses of cholla cactus. I arranged these shapes horizontally, in order to rhythmically repeat the rounded masses of golden mountain stone in the background. My middle layer features a field of saguaro cactus that flows horizontally across the entire frame. The vertical thrust of each saguaro repeats rhythmically throughout the middle layer, and the saguaros also mimic the vertical slashes of mountain rock appearing in the background layer. This background layer paints the entire top portion of the frame with the reddish gold colors of sunset, contrasting boldly to the field of green vegetation spreading before it.