Paintings like Blessing the Water Tower pay homage to water as a precious resource in the arid countryside surrounding his hometown, which is irrigated with canals. Water still fascinates the artist, and his deep sense of connection to his natural surroundings underlies much of his current work, whether painted glimpses of the Hudson River and the Palisades through stands of trees or meditations on the landscape of his youth. In the most recent painting in the exhibition, View of the Hudson from Calexico, Romero uses the surreal power of art to express his emotional connection to these two places and times.