Artwork story
WEST OF EVERYTHING — CHAPTER 12
GODSPEED
There comes a point when there’s nothing left to hold onto.
No turning back. No guarantees. Just the road ahead and the choice to take it.
“Godspeed” captures that final moment before departure — a send-off into the unknown. Rooted in the spirit of the American West, the piece carries the solitude, freedom and uncertainty that have defined West of Everything from the beginning.
There’s something bittersweet about the word Godspeed. It isn’t goodbye. It’s what you say when someone has to go — when their path is theirs alone, and all you can do is wish them well on the journey.
Original Artwork
30” × 60”
Acrylic, oil & heavy modeling paste on canvas
Original, one-of-one artwork
Limited Edition Prints — 15” × 30”
Style 1 — Limited Edition of 99
Printed on premium canvas and shipped unmounted. Each piece is individually signed and numbered by the artist and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Style 2 — Artist Proof Edition of 24
A highly limited edition of 24 Artist Proofs. Each canvas is individually hand-embellished by Yost, custom framed, signed and numbered, and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
West of Everything — Chapter 12.
GODSPEED.
Collecting original work
A personal path to a singular work.
The studio can share additional views and discuss scale, placement, and acquisition directly with you.
Art in space
Scale carries presence.
Original work changes with distance, architecture, and natural light. Ask the studio for a considered view of scale for your space.
West of Everything
The West,
remembered.
Riders, open land, and the emotional geography of the American West—rendered through gesture, atmosphere, and memory.
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Collect the editions
The work, in another form.
Explore studio print editions drawn from the same landscape, movement, and visual language.
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Painting the West from the inside out.
Yost builds each composition through drawing, pigment, revision, and the remembered quality of western light.
