Bethany Fields, Canyon Heat

“I was born in Canyon, Texas near Palo Duro Canyon State Park and it has informed so many chapters of my life. Growing up in the shadows of its cliffs, I would come home covered in red clay soil. Now, I paint the same colors with my fingers and my hands are the ones that are covered! My goal with this pastel painting was to rejoice in the shimmer of the colors as the heat bears down. It is intense and heavy, but beautiful and wild.”