serenity-restored-bela-czimber-s-neighborhoods

Backyard gardens, seen from a slight elevation — the vantage point of someone looking out a second-floor window at the small plots their neighbors tend. Czimber paints the patchwork of fences, vegetable rows, and fruit trees with the patience of someone who'd looked at the same view for years. The title isn't decorative: after the disruption that runs through much of this collection, a painting of someone quietly growing tomatoes counts as restoration.