“Shimmer” presents new oil paintings by Julia Purinton at Edgewater Gallery on the Green, 6 Merchants Row, in Middlebury. The solo exhibition opens on Feb. 28, with an opening reception March 7, from 5-6:30 p.m.

Purinton is a regional painter who understands the unique quality of Vermont’s open spaces with its shifting seasonal light, varied terrain and changing palette. She captures an emotional response to her surroundings through gentle tones and a hazy painterly application. The result creates a dreamlike impression of the landscape. Julia presents this body of work at a time that she feels we need to remember the healing abilities of the natural world.

The exhibit will be on view through April 5.