Life in a square picture

“Candy Jar” (mixed media), by Boston-based artist Helen Canetta, in her show “Kodachrome Chronicles,’’ at Galatea Fine Art, Boston, April 2-May 2

The gallery says:

“The purchase of an old-fashioned Polaroid camera for her daughter led painter Helen Canetta to create this collection of abstract ‘snapshots.’

“‘Watching my daughter focus on and capture the little wonders of everyday life in a meaningful square picture inspired me to rediscover the magic and emotions surrounding us in all its glorious simplicity.’

“This collection was created during 2020, a year filled with momentous and complex events and emotions. Finding the simplicity and the beauty in everything that ‘is’ was a healing force and a successful coping mechanism to get through the year. It also filled Canetta with a renewed appetite for simplicity, minimalism and hope.’’