KINGSTON — Famed abstract and scenic artist Max Hayslette reaches into a new genre with “Birds of the Northern Tier,” which opens at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 19 at Almost Candid Frame & Fine Arts, 10978 NE Highway 104, Suite 109, Kingston.

The exhibit continues through Oct. 24.

In “Birds of the Northern Tier,” Hayslette, 86, applies his fullest talents to the great birds of North America, inspired by the wildlife photography of Bonnie Block.

This all new series of Northwest original oils is being shown exclusively at Almost Candid Frame & Fine Arts.

Hayslette was born in Rupert, West Virginia in 1930. He exhibited his first one-man show in 1946, before he even began his art education. In 1952, he completed his studies at the Art Institute in Chicago, where he studied closely with Alexander Archipenko and Egon Weiner.

Accroding to Artaissance, “Hayslette’s work reflects a gentle and spiritual quality. His intensely warm color palette and sense of dramatic lighting transports the viewer to familiar, at time surreal, destinations …

“In the style of Asian masters, Hayslette distills the essence of a scene into flat light and dark areas with pure washes of color; then he builds up depth using a more European impressionist style. Broad brushstrokes define each plane as another world emerges on the canvas.”