‘Spatial painting’

“Three Boxes” (oil on canvas), by Don Smith, in his show “Space, Intuition, and Expression”, at Bannister Gallery, Providence, through Feb. 11. It’s only on view in person for Rhode Island College faculty and students but can be seen online.

The gallery says: “The show features a variety of different painting techniques, including the method Smith calls ‘Spatial.’

"The Spatial pieces are arrived at through a complicated format of drawing, usually done from life. Once the drawing is in place, Smith begins to paint over areas he feels to be extraneous, leaving various shapes or forms to which he assigns a particular color value."

Mr. Smith lives and works in Johnston, R.I., a Providence suburb.

Clemence Irons House in Johnston, built in 1691