Living and working in Los Angeles, CA, Skylar Hughes renders fine layers of pattern and subtle texture onto his compositions. These dissolve into landscapes as recognizable depictions of nature and sunlight are reflected in the surface of the paintings. His works connect time and location with a more complex encounter—nature, poetry and roots, here emblematically both the topography of site and of diasporic existence. Visceral moments of pause and contemplation are present as the viewer is guided to observe their meditative quality.