Paintings that go beyond the surface

Cate McQuaid surveys local gallery offerings, including Paul Shakespear’s “Corrientes” and Karl Baden’s “In and Out of the Car” at Howard Yezerski Gallery, Nancy Selvage’s “Lumen” at Boston Sculptor’s Gallery, and three exhibitions at Galaate Fine Art: Cynthia Maurice’s “Colossus,” Arnold Trachtman’s “Memories of Lynn, MA,” and Ruth LaGue’s “Horizons.”