It's a complicated love affair July 3, 2021 RWhitcomb-editor “Lovers,’’ by Daniel Ludwig, in his show at Dedee Shattuck Gallery, Westport, Mass., though Aug. 1.The gallery says: “Daniel Ludwig is an artist who works in oil paint, charcoal and, more recently, acrylic paint on printed digital backgrounds. In his work, dreamlike figurative elements are embedded in a complex web of biomorphic shapes, patterns, and colors. Classically rendered figurative elements interact with echoed silhouettes and textures in a way that portray the ambiguity of a world both deeply tangible and alluringly ephemeral.’’ The Westport River in the winter. Westport still has a substantial farming sector, including vineyards.