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Cowboy Up

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The work, from the studio.

“Cowboy Up” — Original Artwork by Alex Yost

 Cowboy Up is the first piece in my new series exploring the wild frontier—where grit, instinct, and untamed spirit collide. This painting was born from the raw energy of the rodeo, where cowboys face chaos head-on with nothing but resilience, toughness, and pure willpower. It celebrates that relentless mindset: the moment when fear meets courage and you choose to hold on anyway.

 Created with acrylic and spray on panel, the original captures the dust, motion, and danger of the arena, but also the deeper story—the mentality of those who ride, fall, get back up, and keep pushing.

 print size: 24” x 24”

This drop will be offered in two exclusive styles:

 

• Style 1:

Edition of 99 museum-quality prints, hand-embellished, signed, numbered, and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

 

• Style 2:

Edition of 50, custom framed, hand-embellished, signed, and numbered.

A single run only—no future reprints.

 

Cowboy Up marks the beginning of a new chapter in my work, and sets the tone for what’s to come in this frontier-inspired series.

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Every edition is produced, inspected, and signed in the studio. Yost builds each composition through drawing, pigment, revision, and the remembered quality of western light.

Cowboy Up
Cowboy Up