An edge of late evening backlight defines the abstracted diagonal crest of a mountain ridge just behind my home. The setting sun adds a pinkish glow to the fragmented rain clouds hanging over an otherwise monochromatic scene. The image is anchored by the diagonal silhouette of the mountain, which features a curving bump that is echoed in kind by the rhythmic curves of light and cloud just above it. Ultimately, this image tells the story of how two natural forms – land and cloud – relate to each other in size, space, shape, and color. The diagonal thrust of land here adds energy to the clouds that drift above it.