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Conceptually similar to Traditional Landscape, Frank DePietro’s Lily and Lotus paintings are an attempt to capture time, through the changes of light and color displayed in the natural world. The subjects are portrayed representationally in a manner true to their existence, selected based on these visual considerations along with their inherent meaning and symbolism. In a sense, nature is treated as a still-life in his work. The paintings display a quiet, meditative quality. They are a contemplation of our connection to an ephemeral presence, changing notions of nature, as well as the …