Artist Kent Maxwell says "The intention behind my artwork is to transport viewers to worlds unseen, while imbuing them with a sense of nostalgia or mystery. My process draws on color, pattern and texture from familiar elements in nature, which I arrange through paint and encaustic techniques into visuals of unfamiliar places. I veer away from the detail presented in traditional landscapes and hyperrealist scenery, and instead highlight universal visuals through an impressionistic focus. In this way I aim to paint a porthole to another world, not a view out the window. The effect is liberation from the world we inhabit in the present moment, and an escape to a place with the eerie familiarity of a lost memory."

Kent Maxwell's "Dawn" distills the ephemeral beauty of first light into an abstract composition of luminous restraint. Soft gradations of blush, gold, and pale grey suggest the quiet moment between night and day. This meditative work brings a sense of renewal and contemplative grace to any interior, appealing to those who seek art that whispers rather than declares.

• 40" (w) x 30" (h) x 7/8"
• KMA002
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