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MONTANA RUST BELT
A Colorful Revival of Montana’s Abandoned IndustriesLong ago, the copper, gold, oil, coal, timber, and transportation industries economically ruled the west; but over time, the laborious machines used in these once lively natural resource trades began to dilapidate — metal rusted, paint faded, and engines silenced — much like the industries themselves.
The veiled beauty I find within the unforgiving dents, corroded steel, and collapsing shells of these fading mechanical workhorses inspires me to pay painterly homage to the hardworking men and women who lived and died in Montana- doing whatever it took to maintain their family’s survival. These outwardly lackluster piles of rusty, worn, metal rubble are transformed into brilliant colors, vital shapes and forms through my use of drippy, lush oil paint on canvas.
The Montana Rust Belts are a tribute to the forgotten industries and assiduous workers of this beautiful state, which are captivatingly preserved in time through these close-up and richly colored abstracts.
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Montana Rust Belt
large scale paintings-
Smoke Signals, 2013Oil on Canvas48 x 48 x 1 1/2 in
121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm -
Trojan Horse Made of Iron, 2011Oil on Canvas44 x 62 x 1 1/2 in
111.8 x 157.5 x 3.8 cm -
White Man's Jewelry, 2012Oil on Canvas42 x 68 x 1 1/2 in
106.7 x 172.7 x 3.8 cm
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Shoot Out at the O.K. Corral, 2010Oil on Two 20 x 20 Canvases40 x 20 in
101.6 x 50.8 cm -
This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Two of Us, 2011Oil on Six 20 x 20 Canvases40 x 60 in
101.6 x 152.4 cm -
Kemosabe: He Who Does Not Understand, 2018Oil on Canvas48 x 48 x 1 1/2 in
121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm
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Honyocker, 2012Oil on Four 20 x 20 Canvases40 x 40 x 1 1/2 in
101.6 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm -
Driven, 2009Oil on Four 20 x 20 Canvases40 x 40 in
101.6 x 101.6 cm -
Draw! Yella' Belly, 2012Oil on Canvas42 x 68 x 1 1/2 in
106.7 x 172.7 x 3.8 cm
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Dodge the Bullet, 2008Oil on Four 20 x 20 Canvases40 x 40 in
101.6 x 101.6 cm -
Mirage, 2012Oil on Two 36 x 48 Canvases72 x 48 x 1 1/2 in
182.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm -
Posse in Mirror is Closer Than Appears, 2011Oil on Four 20 x 20 Canvases40 x 40 in
101.6 x 101.6 cm
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Allis-Chalmer Bean Picker, 2008Oil on Canvas40 x 40 in
101.6 x 101.6 cm -
Boxcar Babble, 2012Oil on Canvas42 x 68 x 1 1/2 in
106.7 x 172.7 x 3.8 cm -
Death to Dinos, 2008Oil on Three 20 x 20 Canvases60 x 20 in
152.4 x 50.8 cm
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mid-size painting
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Kemosabe, 2015Oil on Canvas12 x 12 in
30.5 x 30.5 cm -
Dust Bowl, 2015Oil on Canvas12 x 12 in
30.5 x 30.5 cm -
Renegade, 2015Oil on Canvas20 x 20 in
50.8 x 50.8 cm
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Hi Ho Silver, 2015Oil on Canvas12 x 12 in
30.5 x 30.5 cm -
Rock in the Box, 2015Oil on Canvas12 x 12 in
30.5 x 30.5 cm -
Circle the Wagons, 2016Oil on Canvas12 x 12 in
30.5 x 30.5 cm
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Work Horse, 2015Oil on Canvas12 x 12 in
30.5 x 30.5 cm -
Painted Pony, 2015Oil on Canvas20 x 20 in
50.8 x 50.8 cm -
Stockade, 2016Oil on Canvas12 x 12 in
30.5 x 30.5 cm
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Scarlet Letter, 2016Oil on Canvas20 x 20 in
50.8 x 50.8 cm -
Rib Cage, 2008Oil on Canvas20 x 20 in
50.8 x 50.8 cm -
Ear to the Rail, 2016Oil on Canvas20 x 20 in
50.8 x 50.8 cm
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small scale paintings
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Annie, 2012Acrylic on Canvas Panel7 x 5 in
17.8 x 12.7 cm -
Belle, 2010Acrylic on Canvas Panel7 x 5 in
17.8 x 12.7 cm -
Apache Kid, 2015Oil on Canvas Panel6 x 6 in
15.2 x 15.2 cm
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Billy, 2012Oil on Canvas Panel6 x 6 in
15.2 x 15.2 cm -
Black Bart, 2015Oil on Canvas Panel6 x 6 in
15.2 x 15.2 cm -
Conrad Kohrs, 2015Oil on Canvas Panel6 x 6 in
15.2 x 15.2 cm
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Butch, 2012Oil on Canvas Panel7 x 5 in
17.8 x 12.7 cm -
Eli Holland, 2015Oil on Canvas Panel6 x 6 in
15.2 x 15.2 cm -
Calamity, 2010Acrylic on Canvas Panel7 x 5 in
17.8 x 12.7 cm
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Geronimo, 2015Oil on Canvas Panel6 x 6 in
15.2 x 15.2 cm -
Jeremiah, 2012Oil on Canvas Panel7 x 5 in
17.8 x 12.7 cm -
Doc, 2012Oil on Canvas Panel5 x 7 in
12.7 x 17.8 cm
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Hoodoo Brown, 2015Oil on Canvas Panel6 x 6 in
15.2 x 15.2 cm -
Frank Little, 2015Oil on Canvas Panel6 x 6 in
15.2 x 15.2 cm -
Pokey, 2015Oil on Canvas Panel7 x 5 in
17.8 x 12.7 cm
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Pat Garrett, 2015Oil on Canvas Panel7 x 5 in
17.8 x 12.7 cm -
SundanceOil on Canvas Panel7 x 5 in
17.8 x 12.7 cm -
Wild Bill Hickok, 2015Oil on Canvas Panel6 x 6 in
15.2 x 15.2 cm
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Jesse, 2012Oil on Canvas Panel5 x 7 in
12.7 x 17.8 cm -
Brimstone, 2016Oil on Canvas8 x 8 in
20.3 x 20.3 cm -
Virgil, 2012Oil on Canvas Panel10 x 8 in
25.4 x 20.3 cm
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