Fourteen paintings by Bolinas artist Dieter Tremp hang in Commonweal’s gallery space, but the walls themselves are bare. Instead, seven frames hang from wire strands, forming a oval in the middle of the room. Each frame holds two paintings: one facing the circle’s center, the other facing outward.
Many paintings in the exhibit, titled “Spirit of Place,” are based on world icons, such as the Parthenon or Macchu Pichu. Mr. Tremp, a world traveler who…