What a drip!

"Ayeka," by Leslie Zelamsky, in the group show “Space and Surface Together,’’ at Fountain Street Fine Art, Boston, through Feb. 4.

The gallery says:

“Since Impressionism many of the best landscape painters have combined illusions of depth with the purpose to elaborate the surface of the support; in other words, the goal has been to make works that are compelling two dimensional structures as well as convincing three dimensional illusions. The landscapes in this exhibition succeed in both of these ambitions. While nature is described or evoked with real success by space, color, light, atmosphere and marks that suggest natural growth, the artists also employ gesture, composition, and sometimes the purity of flat forms to make the surfaces of their paintings fresh with impulse and spontaneity or impressively orchestrated by pattern or design. The result of course is imagery that is doubly rich and attractive.’’

Order in chaos

Mixed media work by Brenda Cirioni in her joint show with Leslie Zelamsky, "Common Sensibilities, '' at Fountain Street Gallery, Boston, through Dec. 17. The gallery says she uses "the house icon as a counterpoint to her energetic, chaotic surroundings. Cirioni's selection of materials reflects her interest in the environment, using repurposed house paint, fabric and wallpaper remnants and other debris.