"Hovering: Photographs at the Boundaries of Nature," through May 12 at the Dryansky Gallery, S.F.

For his solo exhibition, "Hovering: Photographs at the Boundaries of Nature," theoretical physicist and senior principal scientist at Adobe, Gregg Wilensky created a series of large-scale works as an ode to nature and spring.

"Yellow, Cowell Ranch, " (2015), pigment print on cotton paper, by Gregg Wilensky. Image courtesy of The Dryanksy Gallery.

A series of abstract landscape tableaus, they begin as photographs taken by Wilensky in California and France, which he then transforms into dreamy, ethereal works by utilizing some of the tools that he helped develop at Adobe.

Artist talk, 7-9 p.m., Thursday, April 7. R.S.V.P. at http://bit.ly/205M0mc

12:30-5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. The Dryansky gallery, 2120 Union St., S.F. (415) 932-9302, www.thedryansky.com.