Artist and gallery owner Susan Christian worried that it might not be kosher to exhibit her own paintings at her own gallery, Salon Refu, but many friends coaxed her into it so she set up a show of her own paintings - not her most recent work but some odd little flower paintings she did about 20 years ago. As with many of Christian's paintings, these take some getting used to.

Read Alec Clayton's full review of Susan Christian's flower paintings in the Music & Culture section.

FLOWERS BY SUSAN CHRISTIAN, 2-6 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, through July 27, Salon Refu, 114 N. Capitol Way, Olympia