Nate Closson's works, including new calves, are a new addition to the gallery with our owner, Michelle Cassens being drawn to the way his "work expresses an intimate and quiet view of Montana."

One of our favorite paintings hanging on our walls right now is New Calves by Nate Closson. Nate's works are a new addition to the gallery with our owner, Michelle Cassens being drawn to the way his "work expresses an intimate and quiet view of Montana."

Recently, the Big Sky Journal published a feature story on Nate titled, "Bringing the Splendor of Montana to Life." In the article, Nate explains that being an artist is "about painting a scene that someone else can inject their own personal moment into." He refers to New Calves as an example:

"Driving home from Great Falls, I was drawn to this silhouette of a barn and all of the dark cows against the snow,” he says. “When I painted it, I took an abstract approach to the mass of cows — so I wasn’t copying the image per se, more or less interpreting it.” When he showed the finished piece in a gallery, a woman approached him with tears in her eyes. “She told me this beautiful story about how the painting brought back warm memories of her family farm,” he says. “That’s kind of the goal. You create the scene; someone else creates the story.”

Click the button below to read the article and stop by the gallery to view New Calves.