D.C. gallery shows: 'Then and Now: 40 Years,' 'Fall Solos 2013,' 'Against the Bias'

Drawing on several centuries of oil painting, Carlton Fletcher makes pictures that meld classical and impressionist techniques. If the results seem detached from any particular age, they're often place specific. The Washington painter, whose "Then and Now: 40 Years" is at Jane Haslem Gallery, frequently depicts his home town, from views of Battery Kemble Park to an epic tableau of demonstrators at Dupont Circle.