Tom Paquette

We have been taught recently that the landscape can be a very sublime thing indeed, drippy with sentiment and aloof in its monumentality. But the landscape can also be ecstatic and alive; brimming with life and radiant in its myriad hues. This is the landscape vision of Thomas Paquette, a former Minnesotan turned peripatetic. His show of recent paintings at Flanders will include offerings from hither and yon: from the coast of Wales, to Italy, to Yosemite, and the Allegheny range. Make sure you give these paintings some time. They are rich and elegant, breathing with thoughtful juxtapositions of color. Flanders Gallery, (612) 344-1700, www.flanders-art.com