Working on a massive scale and far outside her comfort zone, Cynthia incorporated drawing media, full-body movement, and spontaneous decision-making into the process. The physicality, risk-taking, and bold gestures brought everything together.

Her roots run deep in Oklahoma. Raised in Oklahoma City and having lived in the state for most of her life, the landscape has become part of her artistic language. “When I paint a landscape,” she says, “it almost always has a low horizon line and a big, beautiful cerulean blue sky—an Oklahoma sky.” u

Hidden in Plain Sight  features photographer Kimberly Yates, whose macrophotography reveals the intricate beauty quietly thriving in the overlooked corners of the natural world.