In the decades before true color photography was technologically possible, photographs were hand-painted to create more realistic images and to distinguish important details. Mary Howe Hawkins returned to this laborious hand-coloring process in her art. Her work is made dreamlike through the application of broad swaths of color to the underlying photographic panorama. Despite its intimate scale, Utah, View from Cedar Bend feels expansive; the layers of color give the viewer the impression of a boundless landscape.