Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale. Drawn just off Spring Mountain Road about 5 miles east of St. Helena in Napa County, California. This thistle grows commonly on dry slopes in the Coast Ranges of California, blooming from April through July. It was a hard choice as to how to present this adamant and perhaps even aggressive shape. I finally decided to do it in the brown monochrome of fall and winter (415) and also in full color for early summer (416), so you can have it either way. —Henry Evans
245 copies were printed in brown (not shown) and sell for $100.00 each. 300 copies were printed as shown and sell for $200.00 each.