Before eating the apple

“Eden’s Color-Full Inhabitants” (watercolor) by West Newton, Mass.-based Nancy DuVergne Smith, in her show “Skins and Petals: Living Color,’’ at Galatea Fine Art, Boston, Dec. 2-Jan. 8.

She says:

“My paintings involve vibrant things—water, plants, and people—in the magic of watercolor. This medium meshes rich colors and the flow of water to create a living entity that mingles and changes as it dries. Each painting is a conversation with time and intention. Art like this invites us to return, reconsider, and refresh.’’

Windermere Road, in affluent West Newton, a suburban Eden.

— Photo by John Phelan