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Unbridled Spirit
print size: 30” x 20”
Editions
Style I Edition
Edition of 99
Signed and numbered
Unframed / unmounted
Includes Certificate of Authenticity
Artist Proof Edition
Edition of 24
Hand-embellished by the artist
Custom framed
Includes Certificate of Authenticity
From the collection: West of Everything
The second painting in the West of Everything collection, Unbridled Spirit, continues the journey introduced in the first work of the series. Where the opening piece suggested a point of no return, this painting moves forward into the vast unknown — the open frontier that lies beyond it.
A lone rider cuts through a wide field beneath an endless sky, dust trailing behind the horse as it pushes forward with urgency and purpose. The figure’s face remains hidden, reinforcing a recurring theme in the series — the cowboy as an idea rather than a specific person. He becomes a symbol of independence, resilience, and the timeless pull toward freedom that has long defined the mythology of the American West.
The title Unbridled Spirit speaks both to the literal motion of the horse and to a deeper sense of untamed resolve. It captures the feeling of breaking away from boundaries, of choosing momentum over hesitation. In the world of West of Everything, the landscape is expansive and unforgiving, but it is also full of possibility for those willing to ride forward.
Together, the works in this collection explore the romantic tension between solitude and freedom — the quiet strength of moving westward into open space, chasing something that may never be fully defined.
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Riders, open land, and the emotional geography of the American West—rendered through gesture, atmosphere, and memory.
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Painting the West from the inside out.
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.