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We visited Rachel Chaldu's studio via Zoom a couple months ago. The surface of her paintings - literally grounded in earthy materials such as sand - read as textured and raw as the evocative landscapes that inspire them (in spite of our digital exchange). In Rachel's work, we experience the casual encounters with nature's canyons, ravines, rivers, and deserts that often spark a moment of transcendence, connection or deep observation. We plumb the depths of her winding paths, dips, and grooves and find ourselves embraced by the somber yet seductive color palette of imagined natural …