1990 24x30 Hyat had a way of

Hyat had a way of treating her students like they were a part of that world

with my own white horse

Or good at something

These days freedom is the feeling of catching a wave and not being afraid

This painting is like Silver Lake met up with that sunflower and all of those midwest storm clouds and became one whole picture - all the while keeping the movement and texture of time kept and time passed within her being

1990 24x30 Hyat had a way ofI can still smell the stale cigarettes so strong its like a taste in my mouth. The butts in a heavy clear crystal circle ashtray, filled to the top. I had a high ponytail on the side of my head, crimped. I dreamed of being Madonna, spinning in circles in my driveway in the dark singing out loud to my favorite song, Like a Prayer. My mom wore shoulder pads and had a perm. They had a huge stacked stereo system, one where the volume lit up in green