{"id":4677161386077,"title":"Raven Lore","handle":"raven-lore","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConnor Liljestrom \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRaven Lore - 2020\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil and mixed oil media on paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e47\" x 44\"          This piece is set in black floating frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$8,530.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn order to secure a piece for a 48 hour inquiry period, a deposit of $2,000 is required. This amount is refundable in the event a particular piece is not suitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eRaven Lore\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a work on paper. This paper is made in France and the quality of paint this paper takes allows me to work a little differently than I might on linen. It's attributes change my typical process and lets me say something a little bit different with color and with the marks and surface quality. This piece both speaks about surface quality and the actual presence of paint and what that looks like, but also about the ravens themselves. As an icon, they are steeped deeply in lore. Particularly in our locale, the raven is considered to be a messenger. It’s a messenger to the afterlife and also a trickster and is generally regarded in many different native oral traditions of story as very intelligent, and very important figures in an ecosystem.  I am evoking the content that those characters have in this work while also using their forms to express a presence of paint applied to surface.”  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eConnor Liljestrom, \u003c\/em\u003eartist\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-05-04T15:05:16-06:00","created_at":"2020-05-04T19:32:43-06:00","vendor":"Connor Liljestrom","type":"Oil Painting","tags":["Birds","Connor Liljestrom Fine Art","Contemporary Western Painting","Cowboy","Feathers","Jackson Hole","Large format","Mixed media","New West Fine Art Gallery","oil on linen","Oil painting","Raven","Western painting","Wyoming"],"price":200000,"price_min":200000,"price_max":200000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":32413877862493,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Raven Lore","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":200000,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":""}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/RavenLore_1.jpg?v=1591674681"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/RavenLore_1.jpg?v=1591674681","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":8325011734621,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.947,"height":4488,"width":4252,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/RavenLore_1.jpg?v=1591674672"},"aspect_ratio":0.947,"height":4488,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/RavenLore_1.jpg?v=1591674672","width":4252}],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConnor Liljestrom \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRaven Lore - 2020\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil and mixed oil media on paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e47\" x 44\"          This piece is set in black floating frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$8,530.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn order to secure a piece for a 48 hour inquiry period, a deposit of $2,000 is required. This amount is refundable in the event a particular piece is not suitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eRaven Lore\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a work on paper. This paper is made in France and the quality of paint this paper takes allows me to work a little differently than I might on linen. It's attributes change my typical process and lets me say something a little bit different with color and with the marks and surface quality. This piece both speaks about surface quality and the actual presence of paint and what that looks like, but also about the ravens themselves. As an icon, they are steeped deeply in lore. Particularly in our locale, the raven is considered to be a messenger. It’s a messenger to the afterlife and also a trickster and is generally regarded in many different native oral traditions of story as very intelligent, and very important figures in an ecosystem.  I am evoking the content that those characters have in this work while also using their forms to express a presence of paint applied to surface.”  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eConnor Liljestrom, \u003c\/em\u003eartist\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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This amount is refundable in the event a particular piece is not suitable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSleeping Indian I\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis named as such because it’s the first in a series I would like to do in order to continually revisit the form of Sleeping Indian, the nickname for Sheep Mountain located in Jackson Hole. This is an iconic mountain silhouette. It's the  type of main form that derives its name from a profile view of an Indian sleeping in a headdress that feathers out. In this piece I am both speaking to the geography of my home in Jackson as well as the western iconography that has to do with stylized Native American stories and folklore. Additionally I want to address some of the things that have been inappropriately adopted and used in Hollywood and otherwise commodified such as the headdress and the spaghetti western style of movie, where those kinds of Native dress have been inappropriately shown. This is a cause for concern, but in this painting I’m trying to speak to both the commodification of culture that isn’t ours, and offer the suggestion that this isn’t a subject that can’t be approached, but rather it can be approached with a little more thought and reverence.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eConnor Liljestrom,\u003c\/em\u003e artist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-05-04T15:05:16-06:00","created_at":"2020-05-04T16:14:44-06:00","vendor":"Connor Liljestrom","type":"Oil Painting","tags":["Bull","Connor Liljestrom Fine Art","Contemporary Western Painting","Cowboy","Feathers","Head Dress","Horns","Horse","Indian","Jackson Hole","Large format","Mixed media","Native American","New West Fine Art Gallery","oil on linen","Steer","Wyoming"],"price":500000,"price_min":500000,"price_max":500000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":32413001121885,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Sleeping Indian I","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":500000,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":""}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/SleepingIndian1.jpg?v=1591817866"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/SleepingIndian1.jpg?v=1591817866","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":8335871934557,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.84,"height":4877,"width":4096,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/SleepingIndian1.jpg?v=1591817861"},"aspect_ratio":0.84,"height":4877,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/SleepingIndian1.jpg?v=1591817861","width":4096}],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConnor Liljestrom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSleeping Indian I - 2020\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOil and mixed oil media on linen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeight 72\" x Width 60\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis piece is making its local debut as a mural in Jackson Hole and is also available in a large format limited edition print.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$25,000.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn order to secure a piece for a 48 hour inquiry period, a deposit of $5,000 is required. This amount is refundable in the event a particular piece is not suitable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSleeping Indian I\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis named as such because it’s the first in a series I would like to do in order to continually revisit the form of Sleeping Indian, the nickname for Sheep Mountain located in Jackson Hole. This is an iconic mountain silhouette. It's the  type of main form that derives its name from a profile view of an Indian sleeping in a headdress that feathers out. In this piece I am both speaking to the geography of my home in Jackson as well as the western iconography that has to do with stylized Native American stories and folklore. Additionally I want to address some of the things that have been inappropriately adopted and used in Hollywood and otherwise commodified such as the headdress and the spaghetti western style of movie, where those kinds of Native dress have been inappropriately shown. This is a cause for concern, but in this painting I’m trying to speak to both the commodification of culture that isn’t ours, and offer the suggestion that this isn’t a subject that can’t be approached, but rather it can be approached with a little more thought and reverence.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eConnor Liljestrom,\u003c\/em\u003e artist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":4669042720861,"title":"Richter the Kid","handle":"richter-the-kid-oil-painting-oil-and-mixed-media-on-linen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConnor Liljestrom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRichter the Kid - 2019\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil and mixed oil media on linen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight 67\" x  Width 79\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$21,875.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn order to secure a piece for a 48 hour inquiry period, a deposit of $5,000 is required. This amount is refundable in the event a particular piece is not suitable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichter the Kid\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewas a piece that happened at the very end of the year (2019) for me. I was still pretty new to a studio space and just getting the feel for creating and working in that space. This work is the first one that felt like a big success in that realm. Hitting my stride in a new space and continuing to work with certain colors that have been really interesting to me is very satisfying.  These two figures framed by archways are in some way very obvious icons of the American west; the armed cowboy with a six-shooter and a horse. That certainly exists and there is a bit of a commentary to that end. But then there are layers beyond that imagery that I hope a viewer injecting more time into this piece gets to be rewarded with and finds -  including this reference, which is also called out in the title of the piece - to Gerhard Richter. With the stylized portrait in the face, I hope that in this piece one can realize everything from a very quickly digestible icon of the west -  horse and rider, to significant art historical references. Both done in the sepia tone that pays homage to photographs of the era that these come from as well as Gerhard Richter as previously mentioned. Then there are other current moments happening in contemporary art with color and shape that are lovely, and I hope to present all of those simultaneously in this piece.”\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e - Connor Liljestrom,\u003c\/em\u003e artist\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-04-29T17:01:31-06:00","created_at":"2020-04-29T17:14:23-06:00","vendor":"Connor Liljestrom","type":"Oil Painting","tags":["Connor Liljestrom Fine Art","Contemporary Western Painting","Cowboy","Horse","Jackson Hole","Large format","Mixed media","New West Fine Art Gallery","oil on linen","Oil painting","Western painting","Wyoming"],"price":500000,"price_min":500000,"price_max":500000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":32379493974109,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Richter the Kid","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":500000,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":""}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/RichterTheKid2.0.jpg?v=1591306118"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/RichterTheKid2.0.jpg?v=1591306118","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":8299800035421,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.177,"height":1843,"width":2169,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/RichterTheKid2.0.jpg?v=1591306111"},"aspect_ratio":1.177,"height":1843,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/RichterTheKid2.0.jpg?v=1591306111","width":2169}],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConnor Liljestrom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRichter the Kid - 2019\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil and mixed oil media on linen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight 67\" x  Width 79\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$21,875.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn order to secure a piece for a 48 hour inquiry period, a deposit of $5,000 is required. This amount is refundable in the event a particular piece is not suitable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichter the Kid\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewas a piece that happened at the very end of the year (2019) for me. I was still pretty new to a studio space and just getting the feel for creating and working in that space. This work is the first one that felt like a big success in that realm. Hitting my stride in a new space and continuing to work with certain colors that have been really interesting to me is very satisfying.  These two figures framed by archways are in some way very obvious icons of the American west; the armed cowboy with a six-shooter and a horse. That certainly exists and there is a bit of a commentary to that end. But then there are layers beyond that imagery that I hope a viewer injecting more time into this piece gets to be rewarded with and finds -  including this reference, which is also called out in the title of the piece - to Gerhard Richter. With the stylized portrait in the face, I hope that in this piece one can realize everything from a very quickly digestible icon of the west -  horse and rider, to significant art historical references. Both done in the sepia tone that pays homage to photographs of the era that these come from as well as Gerhard Richter as previously mentioned. Then there are other current moments happening in contemporary art with color and shape that are lovely, and I hope to present all of those simultaneously in this piece.”\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e - Connor Liljestrom,\u003c\/em\u003e artist\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":4677166694493,"title":"When I was Your Age","handle":"when-i-was-your-age","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConnor Liljestrom \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen I Was Your Age - 2020\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil and oil media on linen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight 67\" x Width 79\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$21,170.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn order to secure a piece for a 48 hour inquiry period, a deposit of $5,000 is required. This amount is refundable in the event a particular piece is not suitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The title is particularly important in this one. 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It’s one that serves that purpose for me in terms of thinking what has come before me and the place that I am currently in.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eConnor Liljestrom\u003c\/em\u003e, artist\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-05-04T15:05:16-06:00","created_at":"2020-05-04T19:44:53-06:00","vendor":"Connor Liljestrom","type":"Oil Painting","tags":["Connor Liljestrom Fine Art","Contemporary Western Painting","Cowboy","Horse","Indian Paintbrush","Jackson Hole","Large format","Mixed media","New West Fine Art Gallery","oil on linen","Oil painting","Western painting","Wildflowers","Wyoming"],"price":500000,"price_min":500000,"price_max":500000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":32413906927709,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"When I was Your Age","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":500000,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":""}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/WhenIWasYourAge2.0.jpg?v=1592242319"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/WhenIWasYourAge2.0.jpg?v=1592242319","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":8362875256925,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.176,"height":2343,"width":2755,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/WhenIWasYourAge2.0.jpg?v=1592242310"},"aspect_ratio":1.176,"height":2343,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/WhenIWasYourAge2.0.jpg?v=1592242310","width":2755}],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConnor Liljestrom \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen I Was Your Age - 2020\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil and oil media on linen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight 67\" x Width 79\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$21,170.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn order to secure a piece for a 48 hour inquiry period, a deposit of $5,000 is required. This amount is refundable in the event a particular piece is not suitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The title is particularly important in this one. It is called \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen I Was Your Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and it addresses the ongoing generational rift that is sometimes exposed in certain conversations where you hear that cliché phrase, “When I was your age...” and “This is the way the world was.\" Clearly we are not in a static world and there are dynamic changes that happen over time, but there are also things that seem enduring and everlasting. With this piece I’m addressing both of those things. There is a contemporary flair and presence in this piece where in some ways it feels very new and young and fresh, but in others, both this figure and the palate, there is a sense of a time past or maybe somewhat of a dying breed. I am using this piece as a platform for people to think about that. Perhaps inspiring a conversation with someone that represents that generational difference to them, or think on what those relationships are in their lives. It’s one that serves that purpose for me in terms of thinking what has come before me and the place that I am currently in.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eConnor Liljestrom\u003c\/em\u003e, artist\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":4677182423133,"title":"Two Cattlemen","handle":"two-cattlemen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConnor Liljestrom \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo Cattlemen - 2019\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil and oil media on linen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e72\" x 100\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$28,500.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn order to secure a piece for a 48 hour inquiry period, a deposit of $5,000 is required. This amount is refundable in the event a particular piece is not suitable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Two Cattlemen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a reference to the livestock versus native predator issue. This is an ongoing conversation in the West between ranchers and environmentalists and the desire by both sides to find an equitable balance. It provides a platform to consider the impacts humans have on the native ecosystems and different viewpoints in addressing those issues. We are inhabiting once wild spaces and are needing to consider issues from many facets.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003cem\u003eConnor Liljestrom,\u003c\/em\u003e artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-05-04T15:05:16-06:00","created_at":"2020-05-04T20:13:09-06:00","vendor":"Connor Liljestrom","type":"Oil Painting","tags":["Boots","Connor Liljestrom Fine Art","Contemporary Western Painting","Cowboy","Cowboy Boots","Coyote","Horse","Jackson Hole","Large format","Mixed media","New West Fine Art Gallery","oil on linen","Oil painting","Western painting","Wolf","Wyoming"],"price":500000,"price_min":500000,"price_max":500000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":32414014505053,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Two Cattlemen","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":500000,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":""}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/TwoCattlemen2.0.jpg?v=1591306075"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/TwoCattlemen2.0.jpg?v=1591306075","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":8299799478365,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.352,"height":1720,"width":2325,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/TwoCattlemen2.0.jpg?v=1591306068"},"aspect_ratio":1.352,"height":1720,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/TwoCattlemen2.0.jpg?v=1591306068","width":2325}],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConnor Liljestrom \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo Cattlemen - 2019\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil and oil media on linen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e72\" x 100\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$28,500.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn order to secure a piece for a 48 hour inquiry period, a deposit of $5,000 is required. This amount is refundable in the event a particular piece is not suitable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Two Cattlemen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a reference to the livestock versus native predator issue. This is an ongoing conversation in the West between ranchers and environmentalists and the desire by both sides to find an equitable balance. It provides a platform to consider the impacts humans have on the native ecosystems and different viewpoints in addressing those issues. We are inhabiting once wild spaces and are needing to consider issues from many facets.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003cem\u003eConnor Liljestrom,\u003c\/em\u003e artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":4677159419997,"title":"Caballero en Azul","handle":"caballero-en-azul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConnor Liljestrom \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCaballero en Azul - 2020\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil and mixed oil media on linen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeight 72\" x Width:60\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$18,650.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn order to secure a piece for a 48 hour inquiry period, a deposit of $5,000 is required. This amount is refundable in the event a particular piece is not suitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This piece was an explosion of inspiration coming off of my first visit to Mexico City where I got to spend a few days in the Rufino Tamayo Museum. He’s an incredible painter, and a very notable inspiration of mine, so getting to see his work for the first time in person was special. He has a collection of approximately twelve pieces that are considered representative of his mature body of work and direction as an artist. I sat in that room for hours just looking at the pieces they had assembled. It was one of the more inspiring personal moments I’ve had in art so far. Coming back from that trip I was craving just being able to paint like him and try his hand out. That is represented by a heavier hand with paint than I would traditionally go to, especially early on in layers for a piece. This was a very free feeling moment of expression for me coming from a very rich place in terms of art, culture and color that felt very good to release. I wasn’t able to create while I was in Mexico City, so coming back and being able to let this out was really refreshing and it happened very quickly. Both in the hand that I used as well as the title, there is reference to Rufino Tamayo who’s a very important figure to me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eConnor Liljestrom,\u003c\/em\u003e artist\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-05-04T15:05:16-06:00","created_at":"2020-05-04T19:27:00-06:00","vendor":"Connor Liljestrom","type":"Oil Painting","tags":["Boots","Connor Liljestrom Fine Art","Contemporary Western Painting","Cowboy","Cowboy Boots","Horse","Jackson Hole","Large format","Mixed media","New West Fine Art Gallery","oil on linen","Oil painting","Stick Horse","Western painting","Wyoming"],"price":500000,"price_min":500000,"price_max":500000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":32413867081821,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Caballero en Azul","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":500000,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":""}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/CaballeroEnAzul.jpg?v=1591291085"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/CaballeroEnAzul.jpg?v=1591291085","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":8299419304029,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.685,"height":4460,"width":3053,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/CaballeroEnAzul.jpg?v=1591291085"},"aspect_ratio":0.685,"height":4460,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/8554\/7101\/products\/CaballeroEnAzul.jpg?v=1591291085","width":3053}],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConnor Liljestrom \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCaballero en Azul - 2020\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil and mixed oil media on linen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeight 72\" x Width:60\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$18,650.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn order to secure a piece for a 48 hour inquiry period, a deposit of $5,000 is required. This amount is refundable in the event a particular piece is not suitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This piece was an explosion of inspiration coming off of my first visit to Mexico City where I got to spend a few days in the Rufino Tamayo Museum. He’s an incredible painter, and a very notable inspiration of mine, so getting to see his work for the first time in person was special. He has a collection of approximately twelve pieces that are considered representative of his mature body of work and direction as an artist. I sat in that room for hours just looking at the pieces they had assembled. It was one of the more inspiring personal moments I’ve had in art so far. Coming back from that trip I was craving just being able to paint like him and try his hand out. That is represented by a heavier hand with paint than I would traditionally go to, especially early on in layers for a piece. This was a very free feeling moment of expression for me coming from a very rich place in terms of art, culture and color that felt very good to release. I wasn’t able to create while I was in Mexico City, so coming back and being able to let this out was really refreshing and it happened very quickly. Both in the hand that I used as well as the title, there is reference to Rufino Tamayo who’s a very important figure to me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eConnor Liljestrom,\u003c\/em\u003e artist\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":4677091229789,"title":"Bison B. Bison","handle":"bison-b-bison","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConnor Liljestrom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBison B. Bison - 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil and mixed oil media on linen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight 72\" x  Width 60\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$19,560                       \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn order to secure a piece for a 48 hour inquiry period, a deposit of $5,000 is required. This amount is refundable in the event a particular piece is not suitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBison B. Bison\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis the title of this work. It is a bit of a double entendre referencing both \u003ci\u003eBison Bison\u003c\/i\u003e, the scientific name for the American Bison (which this portraiture suggests). The \"\u003ci\u003eB\"\u003c\/i\u003e as a name and an initial is for Jean-Michel Basquiat who is a massive influence of mine. That influence is helpful especially in moments where I find myself thinking more seriously about my work than I think is appropriate or useful to me at the time. It reminds me instead to revert to a little more of a childlike intuition in work and not screen decisions before I have even give them a chance. I’ve stopped myself from trying and so in this piece I wanted to pay attention to nurturing that voice and that somewhat childlike intuition, and the style of work that I was going for I find to be very reminiscent of Basquiat’s work. There are certain moments that are a bit of a more overt historical reference to him, like the hatch work through the head representing hair. The feeling that this piece arrived at in the end is one that I’m quite pleased with. It serves very playful yet mature presences of paint on canvas and in terms of the palate and paint application, it is hopefully reciprocating for the viewer. The more that they give to it the more that it has to offer.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eConnor Liljestrom, \u003c\/em\u003eartist\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-05-04T15:05:16-06:00","created_at":"2020-05-04T18:32:49-06:00","vendor":"Connor Liljestrom","type":"Oil Painting","tags":["Bison","Buffalo","Connor Liljestrom Fine Art","Contemporary Western Painting","Cowboy","Horns","Jackson Hole","Large format","Mixed media","New West Fine Art Gallery","oil on linen","Oil painting","Western painting","Wyoming"],"price":500000,"price_min":500000,"price_max":500000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":32413591601245,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Bison B. 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That influence is helpful especially in moments where I find myself thinking more seriously about my work than I think is appropriate or useful to me at the time. It reminds me instead to revert to a little more of a childlike intuition in work and not screen decisions before I have even give them a chance. I’ve stopped myself from trying and so in this piece I wanted to pay attention to nurturing that voice and that somewhat childlike intuition, and the style of work that I was going for I find to be very reminiscent of Basquiat’s work. There are certain moments that are a bit of a more overt historical reference to him, like the hatch work through the head representing hair. The feeling that this piece arrived at in the end is one that I’m quite pleased with. It serves very playful yet mature presences of paint on canvas and in terms of the palate and paint application, it is hopefully reciprocating for the viewer. The more that they give to it the more that it has to offer.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eConnor Liljestrom, \u003c\/em\u003eartist\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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This amount is refundable in the event a particular piece is not suitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Twitty Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e are a diptych. Individually they are \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Lover With an Easy Touch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Man With a Slow Hand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. It’s referencing the Conway Twitty song, \u003ci\u003eSlow Hand\u003c\/i\u003e, that for me was a pensive song about what kind of intimate partner I would want to be for someone. This is a diptych that has been kicking around in the back of my mind for a few years. Since I initially thought of it while listening to that song in the studio, it seemed to me I needed the juxtaposition of guns and flowers,  -  two ends of the spectrum of the same person. They can be one and the same; the very hard side of a person and the very soft side of a person. I wanted to have both of these figures similarly configured. They’re different, but having them visually illustrate the opposing sides of a very masculine, independent figure, you can manifest the flowers and the guns and what both are saying. I think it’s important for a man to have both sides and be willing and able to portray that harder side and also share that more tender side. Although it’s a bit cliché, I do find that the visual illustration of this does address what I’m trying to say. 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They can be one and the same; the very hard side of a person and the very soft side of a person. I wanted to have both of these figures similarly configured. They’re different, but having them visually illustrate the opposing sides of a very masculine, independent figure, you can manifest the flowers and the guns and what both are saying. I think it’s important for a man to have both sides and be willing and able to portray that harder side and also share that more tender side. Although it’s a bit cliché, I do find that the visual illustration of this does address what I’m trying to say. Both are equally relevant in terms of the type of person you embody as you move through the world.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eConnor Liljestrom,\u003c\/em\u003e artist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}