Kate Menard reviews Ridley Howard: Travel Pictures at Marinaro Gallery, New York, on view through June 18, 2017.

Menard writes: “While loosely connected to specific locations, the figures in Howard’s Travel Pictures do not interact with their surroundings but seem isolated and caught up in their own private narratives. His meticulous attention to color and composition allow Howard to develop pieces that are a beautiful mingling of figurative and abstract processes, leaving one with a feeling of electrified calm.”