‘Complexity of space’

“Red Sunset Over Valley” (oil on canvas), by Boston-based artist Kimberly Druker Stockwell, in the group show “Light & Form: Northern Landscapes,’’ at the Women’s Rural Entrepreneurial Network, Bethlehem N.H. The others in the show are Jane Elfner and Chris Whiton.

Looking toward the White Mountains from Bethlehem’s Main Street in spring.

— Photo by Stevage

Ms. Stockwell explains:

“The White Mountains of New Hampshire are a frequent subject …. Painting en plein air, the work is less about rocks and trees as color and light. The patterns created by the natural rugged beauty are reflected on her canvases in a series of graceful brush strokes and scrape of the pallet knife; toying with appearance and reality. Paintings are built up with paint that is rubbed in, scraped off, and painted over, mimicking nature’s life cycle process. The result is a complexity of space and the unique quality of color that will not be found in a tube.’’