Anne Appleby’s landscapes–reductive, delicately layered-monochrome appearing canvases and intricately rendered-figurative images alike–represent a visual distillation of the natural world. Extended observational consideration of her surroundings in rural Montana (the life cycles of the varied flora, and shifts in weather, atmospheric conditions, and seasons) activate and prompt Appleby’s investigations into humanity’s complex relationship with nature, resulting in subtly dynamic works which exude a deep sense of spirit.