Max Hayslette is a romantic artist whose ethereal landscapes of foreign lands exude warmth and comfort. Born in West Virginia but strongly influenced by Asian art, Hayslette bases his landscapes on a simple, two-dimensional black and white framework, reducing a subject to its purest abstract form upon which he arranges traditional elements. Working on-site to impart his work with authenticity, he strives to communicate the spiritual essence of a subject in the quiet dawn twilight, before daytime sounds intrude upon the scene. Feeling that different areas of the world have distinct color temperatures, he carefully conveys them in his artwork.