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The striking contrast between the violence of slave life and the beauty of the Eastern Shore was on my mind throughout my trip and reminded me of the mix of sadness and awe I feel when painting battlefields (such as Gettysburg and Manassas). There is a feeling of simultaneously being pulled down (by the reality of slavery, war, and climate change) and uplifted by the beauty of the landscapes. When I paint I enter into a state of peaceful meditation and creativity, also sometimes referred to as "flow," that allows me to face all of it. [...]