"The Peppers" captures the human condition through ancient adobe structures bathed in golden sunlight against a vivid blue sky, with hanging red chili peppers adding cultural vibrancy. Using warm earth tones, bold contrasts, and textured brushwork in oil, this work explores transitions in time and enduring connections to ancestral environments. Informed by McCarter's explorations in sense of place and human interactions, it infuses the scene with emotional depth, blending architectural artifacts with the natural interplay of light and shadow.