W.J. Boone · Missoula, Montana
Glacier. Yellowstone. The Bitterroot at dusk. Original paintings born from a photographer's eye and a practice of art as therapy.
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For years I photographed Montana's wild places, often hanging from a helicopter with the door off, my brother Danny at the controls. Painting came later, and it became the truest form of therapy I have known. Each canvas re-imagines a real place — not as a map remembers it, but as it felt to stand there. These works are part of my own search for meaning inside the paradox we all live in.
The Collection
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Commissions
The ranch your family has worked for three generations. The lake where you were married. Your view of the Missions. I take a small number of commissions each year, painting the places that hold your story.
Commissioned originals begin around $2,500 depending on scale. And for the place that can only be understood from above, there is the signature commission: a helicopter flight over your land, and a painting of what we find.
Your Land, From the Air All CommissionsInquiries
Collectors, galleries, and commission inquiries are always welcome. Tell me what caught your eye and I will reply personally, usually within a day.
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