She’s seen a lot

“Portrait of Lois Dodd” (oil on canvas), by Marjorie Kramer, in her show “Then and Now,’’ at The Front gallery, Montpelier, Vt., through Aug. 2.

The gallery says:

“Kramer’s paintings draw on a vitality or ‘spirit resonance’ palpable to the viewer that comes from working directly from life.

“She shows landscapes, flowers, portraits and still lives.

“Some highlights from the show include a portrait from many years ago of the painter Lois Dodd (they traded portraits), a majestic wide summer landscape done near Kramer’s Vermont home that could be coupled with a winter landscape that could only be Vermont with its bright February raking light, and intimate still lives that show the meaningful in nature’s everyday acts.’’