Kyle Sims-September 2010

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KYLE SIMS

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Kyle Sims O N E -M A N S H O W S EPTEMBER 6 - S EPTEMBER 19, 2010 R ECEPTION FOR THE ARTIST S ATURDAY, S EPTEMBER 18, 2010 3:00-6:00 P. M . IN J ACKSON

Tr a i l s i d e G a l l e r i e s ESTABLISHED 1963

130 E AST B ROADWAY, J ACKSON , W YOMING 83001 307-733-3186 7330 S COTTSDALE M ALL , S COTTSDALE , A RIZONA 85251 480-945-7751

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“A S THE TITLE IMPLIES , TWO COWS HAVE GIVEN THIS BULL A BIT HE ' S ALREADY TAKEN ON . H E MOST LIKELY ROBBED THEM FROM

MORE WORK THAN ANOTHER BULL ' S

HAREM AND THEY WANT NOTHING BUT TO GET BACK TO THEIR PREVIOUS GROUP OF ELK THAT CONSISTS OF THEIR MOTHERS , SISTERS , AND DAUGHTERS .

STORY,

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B ESIDES

THE

REALLY ENJOYED PLAYING WITH A VARIETY OF GREENS THAT YOU ' LL FIND

WITHIN A DEEP NORTHERN FOREST THAT RECEIVES AMPLE MOISTURE .

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AM ALSO

USING MORE TEXTURE TO ENHANCE THE FEELING OF THE OBJECT BEING PORTRAYED .”

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AS

A G A L L E R Y O W N E R , O N E O F T H E M O S T S AT I S F Y I N G A S W E L L A S C H A L L E N G I N G A S P E C T S O F

M Y J O B I S F I N D I N G P R O M I S I N G Y O U N G A R T I S T S T O R E P R E S E N T.

IN

M Y T H I R T Y- F I V E Y E A R S O F

C R I T I Q U I N G L I T E R A L LY T H O U S A N D S O F PA I N T I N G S A N D A R T I S T P O R T F O L I O S ,

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C A N S A F E LY S AY

T H E S E E A R LY W O R K S W E R E S T I L L A B I T R O U G H A N D U N S O P H I S T I C AT E D , Y E T A M A Z I N G LY FRESH, AND

I

W A S Q U I T E S T R U C K B Y H O W T E C H N I C A L LY S O U N D T H E PA I N T I N G S W E R E .

N O T H E S I TAT E T O I N V I T E

KYLE

I

DID

T O J O I N T H E G A L L E R Y.

T H AT O N LY A H A N D F U L O F A R T I S T S E V E R R E A L LY TA K E C E N T E R S TA G E I N T H E W O R L D O F F I N E A R T.

IN

THE SEVEN YEARS SINCE OUR INITIAL MEETING,

L I B E R AT E P R O G R E S S I O N O F

I O W E A D E B T O F G R AT I T U D E T O W I L D L I F E PA I N T E R P A C O Y O U N G , W H O I N I T I A L LY B R O U G H T K Y L E S I M S T O M Y AT T E N T I O N I N 2003. K Y L E H A D B E E N A S T U D E N T O F P A C O ’ S I N VA R I O U S W O R K S H O P S , A N D P A C O C O N V E Y E D T O M E H O W D I S C I P L I N E D A N D D E D I C AT E D T H I S Y O U N G STUDENT APPEARED TO BE. I WAS INTRIGUED, AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY SOON AFTER TO V I E W S O M E O R I G I N A L W O R K S B Y K Y L E , W H O W A S T H E N J U S T 24 Y E A R S O L D . I R E C A L L T H AT

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SILENCE

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KYLE’S

WORK.

HIS

I

HAVE WITNESSED THE STEADY AND DE -

T E C H N I C A L A B I L I T Y H A S M AT U R E D , A N D W I T H

I T A D E E P E R U N D E R S TA N D I N G O F S U B J E C T M AT T E R A N D A W E L L B A L A N C E D A P P R O A C H T O C O L O R , VA L U E S , L I G H T I N G A N D O V E R A L L C O M P O S I T I O N .

AS

Y O U T U R N T H E PA G E S O F T H I S

C ATA L O G U E A N D V I E W T H E S E C O M P L E X , C O M P E L L I N G A N D U N I Q U E W I L D L I F E N A R R AT I V E S , BELIEVE YOU WILL SHARE AND FREE.

MARYVONNE

K Y L E ’ S PA S S I O N F O R T H E N AT U R A L L E S H E -M A N A G I N G P A R T N E R

I

WORLD AND ALL THINGS WILD

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KYLE SIMS - BY JOHN GERAGHTY ONE

OF THE MOST REWARDING EXPERIENCES IN COLLECTING FINE ART IS TO RECOGNIZE THE

TA L E N T O F A Y O U N G , E N T H U S I A S T I C A R T I S T A N D T O O B S E R V E H I S P R O G R E S S I O N .

N O T P O S E I N A S TAT I O N A R Y P O S I T I O N F O R A N Y L E N G T H O F T I M E , N O M AT T E R W H AT T H E PAY S C A L E ; H O W E V E R T H E R E I S M U C H T O L E A R N F R O M T H E N AT U R A L M O V E M E N T O F L I G H T A N D T H E I N T E R E S T I N G D E V E L O P M E N T O F S H A D O W S I N T H E E A R LY M O R N I N G A N D L AT E A F T E R N O O N , N O T

Y E A R D U R I N G L AT E

O N LY O N T H E P R I M A R Y S U B J E C T, B U T A L S O I N T H E N AT U R A L L A N D S C A P E , W H I C H C O M E S A L I V E

FROM OUR HOME NEAR

A U G U S T T H R O U G H S E P T E M B E R , M Y W I F E , S A R A LY N N , A N D I T R A V E L LOS ANGELES TO VISIT ARTISTS, COLLECTORS AND GALLERIES T H R O U G H O U T U TA H , I D A H O , W Y O M I N G A N D M O N TA N A . W E A LW AY S S E T A S I D E A L A R G E P O R T I O N O F O U R T I M E I N O N E O F N AT U R E ’ S M O S T B E A U T I F U L A R E A S : J A C K S O N H O L E , W Y O M I N G .

T H E N AT I O N A L M U S E U M O F W I L D L I F E A R T , W H I C H W E H A V E B E E N A S S O C I AT E D W I T H S I N C E I T S I N C E P T I O N , I S A W O N D E R F U L E X P E R I E N C E . T H E R U S T Y PA R R O T L O D G E , W I T H O U T Q U E S T I O N , I S O N E O F T H E P R E M I E R A C C O M M O D AT I O N S I N N O R T H A M E R I C A . J A C K S O N H O L E H A S G R E AT R E S TA U R A N T S , P R E M I E R A R T G A L L E R I E S , A N E N D L E S S L I S T O F U N I Q U E S H O P P I N G E X P E R I E N C E S F O R S A R A LY N N T O E X P L O R E , A N D A L I S T O F D E A R F R I E N D S W E A LW AY S L O O K FORWARD TO VISITING.

W I T H VA R I AT I O N S O F VA L U E S W H I C H O N LY A P L E I N A I R PA I N T E R C A N A P P R E C I AT E A N D R E C O R D .

EACH

KYLE’S BACKGROUND AND OBSERVE HIS PROGRESS. HE ADMIRED C A R L R U N G I U S A N D B O B K U H N ; T H E S E PA I N T E R S W E R E H I S I D O L S. H I S M E N T O R S , T E R RY I S A A C , D A N S M I T H A N D PA C O Y O U N G , S P E N T C O N S I D E R A B L E T I M E W I T H K Y L E . T H E Y N O T O N LY S H A R E D T H E I R K N O W L E D G E A N D E N C O U R A G E D H I M , T H E Y B E C A M E HIS TREASURED FRIENDS. I

CONTINUED TO RESEARCH

THE WORKS OF

D U R I N G 2006,

I N 2004, D U R I N G O N E O F M Y D A I LY V I S I T S T O J A C K S O N ’ S T R A I L S I D E G A L L E R I E S , M Y F R I E N D M A RY V O N N E L E S H E , M A N A G I N G PA RT N E R , S H A R E D W I T H M E T H E W O R K O F A N E W W I L D L I F E A R T I S T S H E H A D R E C E N T LY B E G U N T O R E P R E S E N T . M A R Y V O N N E H A S A C A P T I VAT I N G P E R S O N A L I T Y, A N D S H E I S K N O W L E D G E A B L E , E N T H U S I A S T I C , A N D PA S S I O N AT E A B O U T A R T . S H E W A S C O N F I D E N T T H I S Y O U N G A R T I S T H A D T H E P O T E N T I A L T O B E C O M E O N E O F T H E N AT I O N ’ S P R E M I E R W I L D L I F E PA I N T E R S .

JOYLENE

T H E C U L M I N AT I O N O F T H I S E V E N T W I T H

THERE

KYLE SIMS, POSD E C E M B E R O F 2005, O R P E R H A P S I T W A S A L L H I S T R A I N I N G , H A R D W O R K , A N D C O M M I T M E N T. W H I C H I H A D N O T E X P E C T E D T O S U R FA C E U N T I L S E V -

T H E R E W A S A D R A M AT I C T R A N S I T I O N I N T H E PA I N T I N G S O F

S I B LY R E L AT E D T O H I S M A R R I A G E T O

WAS A COMPLEXITY TO HIS WORK

ERAL YEARS INTO THE FUTURE.

KYLE

IN

H A D M A S T E R E D T H E A B I L I T Y T O R E S O LV E C O M P L E X

COMPOSITIONAL PROBLEMS OF SCALE, COLOR AND DESIGN.

HE

HAD ENHANCED HIS AFFINITY

F O R S E L E C T I N G T H E P E R F E C T I M A G E , W H I C H O N LY T H E E X P E R I E N C E D O B S E R V E R M AY R E C O G NIZE, WHILE INTRODUCING THE PRECISE MOMENT WHEN THE LIGHT AND SHADOW PROVIDE THE B E S T N AT U R E H A S T O O F F E R .

W H E N K Y L E S I M S J O I N E D T H E T R A I L S I D E FA M I LY, H E W A S Y O U N G , O N LY 24 Y E A R S O F A G E .

H E H A D B E E N R A I S E D I N W Y O M I N G I N A C L O S E FA M I LY R E L AT I O N S H I P. H E H A D AT T E N D E D R O C K Y M O U N TA I N C O L L E G E , O N E O F T H E T O P T E N C O M P R E H E N S I V E C O L L E G E S I N T H E W E S T, A N D H A D R E C E N T LY G R A D U AT E D W I T H A D E G R E E I N F I N E A R T . D U R I N G H I S S E N I O R Y E A R K Y L E H A D M E T A V I VA C I O U S Y O U N G L A D Y, J O Y L E N E C O O K . S H E S H A R E D H I S I N T E R E S T I N T H E O U T D O O R S , A N D S H E C O U L D S E E H E H A D H I S F E E T O N T H E G R O U N D A N D W A S S E R I O U S LY C O M M I T T E D T O H I S A R T. I

S P E N T C O N S I D E R A B L E T I M E W I T H T H E T H R E E PA I N T I N G S

A S W E L L A S A F E W T R A N S PA R E N C I E S .

IT

M A R Y V O N N E H A D AT T H E G A L L E R Y, KYLE WAS KNOWLEDGE-

W A S O B V I O U S T O M E T H AT

KYLE

H A S D E V E L O P E D A N I N D I V I D U A L S T Y L E W H I C H I S B O T H PA I N T E R LY A N D S U G G E S T S D E TA I L

I N A S E N S I T I V E M A N N E R , S AT I S F Y I N G T H E N E W A R T PAT R O N A S W E L L A S T H E S E A S O N E D C O L LECTOR.

E A R LY

2008, I P R E S E N T E D T H E PA I N T I N G S O F K Y L E S I M S T O T H E S E L E C T I O N M A S T E R S O F T H E A M E R I C A N W E S T . H I S W O R K W A S U N A N I M O U S LY A P P R O V E D . I N 2009, H E B E C A M E PA R T O F T H E A U T R Y N AT I O N A L C E N T E R FA M I LY. H E H A S B R O U G H T A N E W P E R S P E C T I V E T O T H E M A S T E R S O F T H E A M E R I C A N W E S T. H I S W O R K H A S B E E N E N T H U S I A S T I C A L LY A C C E P T E D B Y O U R PAT R O N S .

IN

COMMITTEE OF THE

IT

H A S B E E N A N E X C I T I N G A D V E N T U R E T O O B S E R V E T H E D E V E L O P M E N T O F T H I S U N I Q U E LY

A B L E O F H I S S U B J E C T M AT T E R , H I S D R A W I N G A B I L I T Y A N D F O U N D AT I O N O F T H E W O R K W A S

TA L E N T E D A R T I S T .

E X C E L L E N T.

M A D E A S U B S TA N T I A L C O N T R I B U T I O N T O

A LT H O U G H

H E W A S Y O U N G , I T W A S A P PA R E N T H E H A D B E E N S E R I O U S LY W O R K I N G

AT H I S C R A F T F O R S O M E T I M E A N D H A D A C Q U I R E D S O M E E X C E L L E N T T R A I N I N G .

HIS SELECTION OF COLOR QUESTIONABLE

–

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DID FIND

D A R K , A L M O S T M O N O C H R O M AT I C , W I T H A H E A V Y

U S E O F G R AY S A N D M U T E D C O L O R S , S U G G E S T I N G H E M AY H A V E B E E N W O R K I N G W I T H I N A D E Q U AT E L I G H T I N G C O N D I T I O N S .

THE

ONE WORK WHICH WAS MORE COLORFUL APPEARED TO

A LT H O U G H

30 YEARS OF AGE, KYLE SIMS HAS ALREADY A M E R I C A N W I L D L I F E A R T. H I S C O L L E C T O R B A S E I S E X P O N E N T I A L LY G R O W I N G . H E I S R E P R E S E N T E D B Y O N E O F T H E M A J O R N AT I O N A L LY R E C OGNIZED FINE ART GALLERIES, AND TOGETHER THEY ARE MAKING ALL THE CORRECT DECISIONS. IN MY OPINION, KYLE SIMS WILL BE A MAJOR NAME IN AMERICAN WILDLIFE ART IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. H E I S O N LY

B E PA I N T E D AT M I D D AY W I T H O U T I N T R O D U C T I O N O F A N Y VA R I AT I O N O F L I G H T O R S H A D O W , P O S S I B LY F R O M A P H O T O G R A P H R E F E R E N C E .

I

AGREED WITH

T H AT

KYLE

MARYVONNE

T H AT T H E P O T E N T I A L W A S T H E R E , A N D

S P E N D M O R E T I M E PA I N T I N G I N N AT U R A L L I G H T .

I SUGGESTED TO HER O B V I O U S LY T H E S E A N I M A L S W I L L

J O H N G E R A G H T Y, T R U S T E E A N D S P E C I A L A D V I S O R N AT I O N A L C E N T E R O F T H E A M E R I C A N W E S T

TO THE

AUTRY

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“T HE

IDEA FOR THIS PIECE BEGAN WITH THE LANDSCAPE , AND THE ANIMALS WERE INCORPORATED INTO IT.

THAT IS EVIDENT IN THE LINE OF THE CLOUDS AND HILLS .

THE BISON TAKE ON , AND VOILA !

Y OU

W ITHIN

HAVE AN IDEA .

LAM AR PATTE RNS

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IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED A ROLLING PATTERN

F ORTUNATELY FOR ME , THE BISON ARE COMMONLY SEEN IN THIS L AMAR VALLEY LANDSCAPE THAT Y ELLOWSTONE N ATIONAL PARK . B ESIDES ALL THAT, YOU MIGHT EVEN SAY THAT THE TOPS OF THE SAGE PATTERN AS WELL . I T ' S ONE BIG SMORGASBORD OF ROLLING LINES .”

CAN BE FOUND IN THE NORTHERN SECTION OF BRUSH HAVE THIS SAME INHERENT ROLLING

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SECONDS , THAT SAME ROLLING PATTERN REMINDED ME OF THE LINE THAT THE TOP OF

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“M UCH OF MY INSPIRATION COMES FROM Y ELLOWSTONE N ATIONAL PARK . I DON ’ T NEED TO LOOK FAR TO FIND A SUBJECT WORTH PAINTING .

T HIS PAST YEAR AND A HALF, I' VE BEEN INTERESTED IN THE VARIETY OF WILDFLOWERS ONE CAN FIND IN L AMAR VALLEY, AND I' VE USED THEM IN A FEW OF THE PAINTINGS IN THIS SHOW. T HE FLOWERS ENHANCE THE THEME OF NEW LIFE BLOOMING , AND ENRICH THE OVERALL PAINTING IN MANY WAYS .”

A YELLOWSTONE MIGRATION

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“O NE

OF THE BEST MEMORIES THAT

I

BRING BACK WITH

ME AFTER A FALL MOOSE OUTING IS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN A COW MOOSE AND HER CALF.

T HE

CALF

RARELY LOSES SIGHT OF ITS MOTHER , AND IF IT DOES , IT ' S OFF TO THE RACES TO FIND HER .

T HIS

PIECE IS

MEANT TO BE INTIMATE AND A BIT OF A PORTRAIT OF THE MAMMAL .

T HE

BEST WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS

WITH THIS PIECE WAS TO KEEP THE SURROUNDINGS SUBDUED IN COLOR VARIETY AND ALSO SOFT IN DEPTH .”

“W HILE

THIS PIECE FEATURES A BOBCAT IN REPOSE , IT

REALLY IS JUST AS MUCH ABOUT ABSTRACT DESIGN AND INTERSECTING LINES .

T HE

HOPE IS THAT THESE LINES

ARE ABLE TO LEAD YOUR EYE AROUND AND THROUGH THE PAINTING WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF LANDING WITHIN THE BOBCAT ' S FACE .

IN

THE BACKGROUND ,

I

PLAYED

WITH SOME SUBTLE TEXTURES THAT GIVE LIFE TO THIS PIECE , MAKING IT VIBRANT, YET SOFT AND INTIMATE .”

MOTHER’S SHADOW

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DEADFALL RAMBLE

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S U M M E R C O AT S .

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A CURIOUS CAT .

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“M ANY

OF MY FAVORITE TIMES ON RESEARCH TRIPS HAVE BEEN IN OR NEAR

G RAND T ETON N ATIONAL PARK . T HE COLOR VARIETY IS I SIMPLY HAVE TO ARRANGE MY SHAPES IN AN ALL - IMPORTANT FOCAL POINT. T HE PARK REALLY IS A GEM

ABUNDANT AT ALL TIMES OF THE YEAR , AND IT MAKES MY EFFORTS RELATIVELY EASY. ORDERLY FASHION AND PLACE THE BELOVED ANIMAL ACCORDINGLY FOR THE OF A PLACE AND SHOULD BE PROTECTED FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE .

I

FEEL SUCH GRATITUDE JUST THINKING HOW LUCKY WE ARE THAT

THERE WERE THESE INCREDIBLY INTELLIGENT AND GIVING PEOPLE IN OUR HISTORY THAT HAD THE FORESIGHT TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT SUCH A PLACE FOR OTHERS TO ENJOY.”

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TETON SUBLIME

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COVERING SOME COUNTRY .

12 X 16 INCHES OIL ON LINEN CREEKSIDE PONDERING .

34 X 23 INCHES

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“B ESIDES

COLOR AND SOME DAPPLED LIGHT, THIS PIECE IS ABOUT THAT MOMENT WHEN A PAIR OF WOLVES FIRST BECOME AWARE OF SOMETHING JUST BEYOND THEIR

IMMEDIATE PROXIMITY.

T HEIR

FACIAL EXPRESSIONS TAKE ON A BIT OF FRESHNESS WITH THE EXCITEMENT OF WHAT ' S TO COME ; PERHAPS POTENTIAL PREY, OR MAYBE JUST

VERBAL ABUSE FROM AN AGITATED SQUIRREL .”

A CURIOSITY PEAKED

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“T HERE ARE FEW EMOTIONS THAT MATCH THE EXCITEMENT OF BEING IN DEEP TIMBER IN THE MIDDLE OF FIVE BULL ELK BUGLING BACK AND FORTH AT EACH T HE BEST WORD THAT COMES TO MIND IS PRIMEVAL . I HAD SUCH AN EXPERIENCE IN THE FALL OF 2009 AND THIS PIECE IS WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT.”

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“ONE NEED NOT PONDER LONG ON THIS PAINTING TO REALIZE THAT I SHARE A FEAR ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS WHO WANDER OUT HIKING AND CAMPING IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FORESTS. I FORTUNATELY HAVE NO FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE, BUT FROM WHAT I'VE READ FROM THOSE WHO DO, AS LONG AS YOU REACT WELL, YOU WILL MOST LIKELY COME OUT ALIVE AND INTACT. PLACING THIS CREATURE IN SUCH AN INTIMATE SETTING FORCES YOU TO REALIZE THAT YOU ARE VERY CLOSE TO THIS BEAR, AND THERE AREN'T MANY OPTIONS FOR YOU AS THE VIEWER. IT’S REALLY ALMOST UP TO THE BEAR AT THIS POINT AS TO WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. A CLOSE SECOND IN TITLE CHOICES WHILE BRAINSTORMING TITLE IDEAS WAS ‘WHEN FATES INTERVENE.’"

CLOS E Q UARTE RS

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“T HE

FELINE , PARTICULARLY IN

N ORTH A MERICA ,

IS

MOST OFTEN THOUGHT OF AS SLEEK , SLY, QUIET, MYSTERIOUS , AND IF

I

MAY ADD MY OWN THOUGHTS ,

RATHER SOPHISTICATED .

T HIS

THINKING IS PROBABLY

TAKEN FROM STORIES TOLD BY THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN THESE CRITTERS IN THE WILD AND THEN PASSED THEM ON , AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT THESE CATS ARE RARELY SEEN IN THE FIRST PLACE .

T HE

REALITY OF IT IS THAT THEY DO MOVE WITH SUCH GRACE , EVEN WHEN HIGH IN THE TREES . I F YOU WERE TO REDUCE THIS PAINTING DOWN TO MERE LINES , THE LINES WOULD SAY ‘ GRACE .’”

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“O N E

OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF MY YEAR IS GOING OUT AND OBSERVING THE BISON DURING THEIR ANNUAL RUTTING PERIOD.

THIS

R I T U A L H A P P E N S T O TA K E

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K YLE S IMS WAS BORN IN C HEYENNE , W YOMING , ON J UNE 12, 1980. H IS EARLY TEENS WERE PIVOTAL IN HIS DEVELOPMENT AS AN ARTIST. AT AGE 16, HE BEGAN TAKING WORKSHOPS THAT EN ABLED HIM TO MEET D AN S MITH , WHO HAS SINCE BECOME A GOOD FRIEND , AND PACO AND T ONI Y OUNG , WHO NURTURED HIS DEVEL OPMENT. PACO ENCOURAGED K YLE TO PAINT FROM LIFE , AND THIS WAY OF SEEING CHANGED K YLE ’ S WORK IN A BIG WAY. K YLE ’ S LOVE OF THE VAST LANDSCAPES AND THE VARIETY OF ANIMALS IN HABITING THEM CAME NATURALLY. H E FEELS AT HOME IN THE WILD AND IS OFTEN IN THE BACKCOUNTRY CAPTURING THE STORIES AND

K YLE PAINTS TO VISUALLY H IS ACTIVE RESEARCH AND CONTINUED PRACTICE , COUPLED WITH HIS INHERENT, NATURAL TALENT, HAVE HELPED K YLE GROW INTO ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER WILDLIFE ARTISTS IN THE COUNTRY.

KYLE SIMS S EPTEMBER 6 - S EPTEMBER 19, 2010

ESSENCE OF ALL THAT NATURE OFFERS .

RE - ENACT THE EXPERIENCES HE HAS HAD IN THE WILD WITH HIS ANIMALS .

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ENJOYS MAKING NEW DISCOVERIES WITH OIL PAINT AND GETTING OUT AND OBSERVING

WILDLIFE FIRSTHAND .

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RUTTING PERIODS CAN BE VERY INTERESTING , AS THEIR SOCIAL

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HAS FOUND THAT THIS CAN MAKE FOR

SOME FUN STORYTELLING WITHIN THE PAINTING , WHICH IS THE KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL PIECE .

B UFFALO B ILL A RT S HOW AND S ALE AS WELL AS AT A FEW WELL - KNOWN MINIATURE SHOWS . I N 2005, HE WAS AWARDED THE W ILDLIFE A WARD AT THE FORMER A RTS FOR THE PARKS COMPETI TION . D URING THAT TIME , HE WAS ALSO AWARDED THE D ISTINGUISHED Y OUNG A RTIST AWARD FROM THE S OCIETY OF A NI MAL A RTISTS . I N 2009, HE WAS THE RE CIPIENT OF THE W ILDLIFE A RT A WARD AT THE ANNUAL P RIX DE W EST A WARD S HOW AND S ALE IN O KLAHOMA C ITY, OK, AND HE WAS NAMED B EST IN S HOW AT THE ANNUAL B UFFALO B ILL AWARD S HOW & S ALE IN C ODY, W YOMING . H IS WORK HAS APPEARED IN W ESTERN A RT C OLLECTOR , S OUTHWEST A RT , W ILDLIFE A RT , AND MOST RECENTLY HE HAS BEEN FEATURED IN THE S EPTEMBER 2010 ISSUE OF A RT OF THE W EST .

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