Fine Western Art Collections
West Lives On Gallery

Larry Pirnie

Pirnie's portfolio of cowboy drawings was accepted at Pratt Institute, from which he graduated in 1963. Married with a family, Pirnie went the practical route, taking a job on the “art side” of a large New York advertising agency. After a short time, he switched over to the “client side,” working for the in house advertising department of a growing corporation.

In 1978 Pirnie quit his fast-track job, packed up his belongings and headed for a cabin in Big Fork, Montana. Isolated, without even a phone, he worked to renew his painting skills.

After a year, he found his rhythm and began selling what he calls “Charlie Russell-style” works, traditional Western subject matter rendered with an expressionistic flair.

Ironically, although he was now a successful Western painter, by 1986 Pirnie was forced to acknowledge that he still wasn’t following his heart. He threw out his old techniques and started from scratch, discovering his own signature style along the way. Since then, he has been painting joyfully and straight from the heart. And, as his seven solo exhibitions, 40 group shows and numerous international collectors attest, his work is being accepted in the same spirit in which is created. The National Finals Rodeo has used Larry’s paintings on their tickets the last two years.

"Findin' Shade"
acrylic • 24" x 30" • $5,000

"Hideaway"
acrylic • 24" x 30" • $5,500

"Too Damn Hot!"
acrylic • 24" x 36" • $6,000

"Two-Seater"
acrylic • 30" x 24" • $5,000

"Thunderhead"
acrylic • 40" x 30" • $10,000

"Takin' A Shortcut"
acrylic • 40" x 30" • $9,000

"Early Arrival"
acrylic • 30" x 24" • $5,000
 

"High Mountain Retreat"
acrylic • 30" x 24" • $5,000
 

"Teton Buffalo"
acrylic • 36" x 36" • $9,000

"Some Friendly Competition"
acrylic • 24" x 36" • $6,000

"Warm Fire Lies"
acrylic • 24" x 36" • $6,000