Nila Oakes
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A lthough the Crossing series began as representations of momentum and cloud forms, quickly the paintings became metaphoric, each proved to be a scenario filtered through the artist's remembrance of place and emotion. The intertwined relationship between religion and painting culminated in the artist's awe of the western plains and the drama of incoming weather systems.
     

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