Nature #8, 2024, mixed media, 20 x 16 in. / 50.8 x 40.64 cm. abstract painting Amidst the hazy Blue Ridge

Amidst the hazy Blue Ridge Mountains a rocky outcrop supports a lone tree standing against the elements

Yasmailin Cook

the sky becomes a mirror for the beauty we tread upon

her skin like fire

White Peonies

Nature #8, 2024, mixed media, 20 x 16 in. / 50.8 x 40.64 cm. abstract painting Amidst the hazy Blue RidgeNature #8, Paul C. Blake, 2024, mixed media, 20 x 16 in. 50. 8 x 40. 64 cm. The nature of my contemporary landscape is a vital force in many ways inherently pushing and changing internally in all directions yet with adherence to its equilibrium. Here, a mutual exchange is conducted in a primordial setting between flora and fauna.