Reception: “Nature’s Cadence” by Clyde Aspevig, “Emil Carlsen’s Quiet Harmonies,” and “Rough and Tumble, Smoke and Rope”

Three new exhibitions celebrate the beauty of nature and rural life. Through July 8, Nature’s Cadence: Paintings by Clyde Aspevig will be complemented by Emil Carlsen’s Quiet Harmonies. These two exhibitions inform each other, respectively offering a 21st and 19th- to 20th-century view of natural scenes that range from the sublime to the extraordinary. Montana-born and raised, Aspevig expresses a reverence for the craft of painting through his own mastery of it. His influences include the Danish-American painter Emil Carlsen (1848-1932). Through Aug. 5, Rough and Tumble, Smoke and Rope, offers a videographic and photographic look at contemporary ranch life in eastern Montana. The exhibition includes 31 works by photographers Mark Chapman and Harry Sandler and a video montage produced by Chapman.