Louise Sheldon’s watercolors are colorful and whimsical. Look a little longer and they begin to seem sly fantasias—pleasure domes of flowers, or personae trapped in tablecloth plaids and patterned paper. Born in 1985, Sheldon grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, where she spent a lot of time at the RISD museum. She says the medium of watercolor is hard “to master,” and admits she breaks the rules daily. Sheldon prefers the homespun to the hifalutin. “The domestic objects inside my painting are often things that give me a lot of feelings layered with visions and memories,” she says. “Time has suspended and you are suddenly in multiple time frames. It’s suspenseful and sometimes heartbreaking.” This is Sheldon’s first solo show. —Laura Jacobs