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WEST OF EVERYTHING — CHAPTER XI
DYING BREED
Original Artwork
48” × 48”
Acrylic, oil & heavy modeling paste on canvas
Custom framed
Original artwork by Yost
The West didn’t disappear all at once. It faded one cowboy at a time.
Dying Breed, Chapter XI of West of Everything, is a portrait of what remains when an era refuses to go quietly.
Boots kicked up. Cigarette burning. Revolver within reach. The cowboy sits with the ease of a man who has spent a lifetime answering to no one. There is no showdown unfolding and no horse waiting outside—only the weathered remains of a way of life slowly disappearing into history.
Rendered in layers of acrylic, oil and heavy modeling paste, Dying Breed carries a raw, tactile surface that echoes the grit and imperfection of the old West. The muted landscape and worn earth tones are interrupted by the signature red bandana, while the cigarette pack and revolver become remnants of a character—and an era—defined by independence, rebellion and survival.
The skeleton is not simply a symbol of death. He represents something disappearing.
The outlaw.
The drifter.
The gunslinger.
The cowboy who lived by his own code.
Men like him once became legends across the American frontier. Today, only their stories remain.
Dying Breed is a tribute to the ones who were never made for the world that came after them.
LIMITED EDITIONS
STYLE 1 — SIGNED & NUMBERED CANVAS EDITION
Edition of 99
print size 30” x 30”
Fine art canvas print, shipped unmounted and rolled in a protective tube. Each print is individually signed and numbered by Yost and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
STYLE 2 — ARTIST PROOF
Edition of 24
print size 30” x 30”
Each Artist Proof is individually hand-embellished by Yost, adding unique painted details and texture to every piece. Custom framed, signed and numbered, and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
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