Oklahoma State Capital Exhibition

Sayre artist Sarah Harless draws attention to the simpler ways of life in this exhibit, The Gifts of Time, while the natural beauty of the western atmosphere provides a serene backdrop. "I like the more traditional ways of life and simplistic lifestyle when people lived off the land," says the artist. "I think my artwork captures some of the old ways that are still part of a tradition and lifestyle from the earlier generations. There is an importance of the older ways of life that we seem to forget about today." Harless pays tribute to the traditional beauty by photographing the people, rain, livestock, and nature that are at the center of the natural gifts of the land.