Dreamlike Watercolor Forest with Desert Cacti

Dreamlike watercolor forest where towering pines and oaks rise through a carpet of moss and ferns, yet desert cacti—tall saguaro silhouettes and rounded barrel cacti—grow among the trees, emerging from the forest floor. Use soft wet-on-wet washes with bleeding edges to create translucent layers. Golden-hour light filters through the canopy, casting warm ochre highlights on bark and cactus ribs while cool greens and teals form the shadows. Foreground features a mossy log and tiny wildflowers; midground blends trees and cactus clusters; background fades to pale mist. The mood is tranquil with a hint of magical realism. Painterly, airy, and textured with visible watercolor paper grain.