RWhitcomb-editor July 26, 2024 ‘Fragile places’ RWhitcomb-editor July 26, 2024 “Distant Lands” (cold wax, oil stick, graphite, ink, on Bristol board), by Natick, Mass.-based artist Deborah Marum Pressman, in the group show “Forces of Nature,’’ at the Ava Gallery, Lebanon, N.H., through Aug. 24. She says:‘‘My relationship with the land is with the fragile places . . . their beauty and vulnerability are undeniable.’’