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Wild Beasts - The Collection
They were here before us — massive, unhurried, and utterly themselves. Long before the trails I run were formed, wild creatures moved across these landscapes in numbers too large to imagine, shaping the land as much as the land shaped them.
Each animal in this series begins with a real creature — a face, a posture, a particular way of standing in a field — and becomes something more. Using thick impasto acrylic and the Fauvist belief that color should be felt rather than explained, I build their coats layer by layer, until the paint itself has the weight and texture of fur. Some emerge from abstract dreamscapes. Some glow against fields of pure color. Some carry the quiet gravity of animals that have seen everything. Each one has a name.
Right now, the bison are calling loudest. Ghost, Hector, Joey, and Bison Blocks have claimed most of the studio wall — but Jimmy the Highland Cow has wandered in, and Sequoia the black lab has taken up residence in the corner. The herd is growing. The pack is forming. The wild beasts keep arriving.
The original Fauves were called Wild Beasts by critics who meant it as an insult. These animals wear it as a crown.
This is an ongoing series. New beasts arrive as they're ready.
Meet the beasts:
→ Ghost · Hector · Joey · Jimmy · Bison Blocks · Sequoia · and more to come
Blaze
24 W x 30 H x 1.5 D
The world around him is on fire, and he hasn't moved an inch. Blaze stands against a field of burning orange, his coat built from ribbons of crimson, gold, amber, and rust — not consumed by the fire, but somehow made of it. He is less a bison caught in chaos than a beacon standing calmly at the center of it, steady and holding his ground.
There's a particular kind of confidence that doesn't need to prove itself, and Blaze has it. He isn't reacting to the fire around him — he's absorbed it, made it part of his own coat, and standing there like it was always his color to begin with.
For anyone who has ever needed to be the calm center while everything around them was in motion — a striking anchor piece for a study, a home office, or any room that needs a reminder that stillness can be its own kind of strength.
Ren
11 W x 14 H x 1.5 D
Meet Ren, the first fox in the WildBeasts collection. He is sitting perfectly still, which is the first thing that should make you suspicious.
Look closer: the sidelong glance, the faint smirk, the tail curled around him like he’s just thought of something. He’s watching the room and he knows exactly what’s going on in it.
Charming, clever, and impossible to pin down, he’s the kind of guest who walks in, wins over everyone, and somehow ends up with the best seat. He may have arrived last, but he’ll tell you he was here all along.
Ren’s rich ribbons of color against a glowing orange backdrop give a space instant personality. He’s a natural fit for a home office, a reading nook, a library wall or a living room room that could use a little mischief. He’s a conversation starter, and he’ll hold his own among bolder art.
Keaton
16 W x 20 H x 1.5 D
They know exactly what you're thinking. Keaton stands against a field of electric pink — ribbons of teal, cobalt, crimson, yellow, and every color in between layering their coat in thick impasto strokes — and regards the world with the calm, faintly amused expression of someone who has heard it all before and remains thoroughly unimpressed. Keaton is the herd's philosopher, its wit, its raised eyebrow. While Ghost emerges from dreams and Thiago charges forward, Keaton simply stands there and somehow wins the room anyway.
Named for the master of deadpan, Keaton is a bison who absolutely knows he's the most colorful thing in the space — and would never dream of mentioning it.
Guaranteed to spark a conversation and stop anyone mid-hallway who thinks they've seen it all.
Thiago
14 W x 11 H x 1.5
With quiet determination already in motion — head low, shoulders driving, hooves churning the pale earth of the open range — Thiago knows exactly where he's going. Built from ribbons of crimson, burgundy, amber, and gold, his coat burns like a prairie sunset in motion, every stripe a streak of pure forward energy.
Thiago was painted for someone I love — someone whose strength is matched only by his steadiness, who protects fiercely and moves through the world with the kind of intelligence and confidence that needs no announcement. I wanted to paint that. This is what it looks like.
He joins the Wild Beasts herd as its most kinetic member — a counterpoint to Ghost's dreamlike emergence and Hector's quiet authority. Where they contemplate, Thiago charges. Named for the determined spirit his posture demanded, he is the herd's great mover.
Made for anyone who recognizes that energy — in themselves, or in someone they love. A perfect companion for a home office, a gym, a creative studio, or given as a tribute to the person in your life who makes things happen.
Ghost
16 W x 16 H x 1.5 D
He surfaces from blue — from mark and memory, from the layered language of a landscape dreamed rather than seen. Ghost is based on a real white-faced bison named for his striking pale muzzle, and painted here as something between portrait and vision. His coat blazes gold and amber, built stroke by stroke in thick impasto relief, while the abstract field behind him pulses with neon pink glyphs, midnight circles, and the quiet chaos of a world in motion. This is the bison not as animal alone, but as presence — elemental, mythic, and impossible to look away from.
Made for collectors who live at the intersection of fine art and bold design — stunning in a modern loft, a gallery-style hallway, or any space that can hold something with genuine intensity.
Pop Bison Blocks
30 W x 20 H x 1.5 D
Four bison. Four moods. One irresistible grid. Inspired by the bold graphic energy of pop art, each bison is rendered in a single expressive palette — icy teal on red, lavender on gold, amber on forest green, sunflower on plum — with thick, gestural brushwork that gives every panel its own personality while the four sing together as one. Pop Bison Blocks is playful and graphic without sacrificing the texture and craft that make each animal feel alive.
A natural fit for a modern kitchen, creative studio, children's room, or any collector who loves color and wants their art to make people smile the moment they walk in.
Hector
16 W x 20 W x 1.5 D
Hector stands with the quiet authority of an animal that has outlasted blizzards and witnessed centuries, his gaze steady and knowing. He is the senior bison of the Herd, and he doesn't need anyone to tell him what's going on. He already knows: who wandered off, who's about to stir up trouble, which way the weather is turning.
Every herd needs its elder, and Hector is the Wild Beasts' wise sage, something like a grandfather to the rest. He's indulgent when the young ones kick up their heels, but firm when it counts, and one look from him settles most arguments. Blaze may be the spark and Ember the glow, but Hector is the one who has seen the whole fire.
Built from rivers of color (crimson, teal, violet, gold), his coat becomes a landscape unto itself, a testament to the wild complexity beneath a still exterior. This original acrylic painting on panel captures the American bison not as symbol, but as individual: ancient, unhurried, and entirely himself. Thick impasto strokes give Hector a physical presence that photographs can barely contain.
He's perfect for a statement wall in a living room, lodge, or mountain home, anywhere that calls for something with weight and soul. Hang him where the room gathers, and he'll bring a sense of steadiness and wisdom to everything beneath him.
Joey
11 W x 14 H x 1.5 D
Joey doesn't know what's coming — and that's exactly the point. Young, compact, and brimming with forward energy, he tilts into the world like he's ready for whatever it throws at him. His ribboned coat — teal, coral, sunshine yellow, and cobalt — swirls with the same restless optimism that shows in those wide, dark eyes. Where Hector carries history, Joey carries possibility.
A perfect gift for a new graduate, new parent, or anyone stepping boldly into a next chapter. Works beautifully in a nursery, a child's room, or a sunny home office.
Jimmy the Coo
16 W x 20 H x 1.5 D
Jimmy arrived fully formed — shaggy, unbothered, and radiating the particular confidence of someone who has never once worried about their hair. His coat cascades in wild ribbons of magenta, gold, orange, and forest green, every stroke a small celebration of color for its own sake. Highland cows carry something ancient and gentle in their eyes, and Jimmy is no exception — beneath all that glorious chaos is a creature of surprising stillness. Painted with thick, expressive impasto layers, this original work stops people mid-scroll and mid-step at shows alike.
An ideal fit for a bold, design-forward home, a boutique hotel room, or any space that welcomes personality and joy.
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