To her essentials

“Portrait of a Woman” ( oil and acrylic on cotton-duck; triptych), by Ian McKeever, at Heather Gaudio Fine Art, Greenwich, Conn.

She only looks simple

“Portrait of a Woman “ (oil and acrylic on linen and acrylic on cotton duck), by Ian McKeever, in his show “The Nature of Painting,’’ at Heather Gaudio Fine Art, New Canaan, Conn., through Nov. 16. The gallery says:

“Using different techniques to apply translucid layers of paint , McKeever {has gone on} to create beautiful lyrical abstractions on canvas….His paintings became more about the implicit light and suggestions of visual passageways to a space inside their surface. For McKeever, light is not something to be depicted per se, but rather conveyed through the inherent qualities of the medium, be they oil, acrylic or gouache.’’