{"title":"Monte Dolack-Paintings","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlease refer to the archive category under the paintings tab to see many of Monte's original paintings which now belong to private collectors. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaintings which are currently for sale are listed in this section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease contact Monte Dolack Fine Art at (406) 549-3248 to arrange shipping of original art-in certain cases there may be additional shipping charges. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lourmarin-evening","title":"Lourmarin Evening","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dolack.com\/blogs\/montes-essays\/8302734-travels-in-france-a-continuing-exhibition\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTravels in France\u003c\/a\u003e series of paintings, Loumarin Evening, depicts a faint full moon emerging from behind a Provencal country scene as the autumn evening progresses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis original acrylic on panel painting is archivally framed in a linen wrap. The painting qualifies for free shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShipping may take 2-3 weeks; please contact info@dolack.com for questions regarding the frame or shipping of original art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monte Dolack","offers":[{"title":"8 x 10 \/ 18 x 20 \/ 2011","offer_id":249430620,"sku":"","price":2100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/3417\/products\/lourmarinEveningProductThumb.jpg?v=1351031015"},{"product_id":"the-old-buddhist-monestary","title":"The Old Buddhist Monastery","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis original acrylic on panel painting by Monte Dolack was inspired by a 1996 visit to Hawaiian islands. The painting is framed with a cream linen mat and gold frame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShipping within the United States may take 2-3 weeks; please contact info@dolack.com for questions regarding the frame or the shipping of original art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monte Dolack","offers":[{"title":"11.5 x 9\" \/ 1996","offer_id":677296385,"sku":"","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/3417\/products\/theOldBuddhistMonasteryProductThumb.jpg?v=1397161258"},{"product_id":"plantation-front-yard","title":"Coconut Palms","description":"\u003cp\u003eCoconut Palms is a painting from Monte's 1996 visit to Hana Hawaii. This original acrylic on panel painting is beautifully matted and framed. The framed size of this painting is 15x18.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShipping may take 2-3 weeks; please contact info@dolack.com for questions regarding the frame or shipping of original art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monte Dolack","offers":[{"title":"9 X 12 \/ 1996","offer_id":693932689,"sku":"","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/3417\/products\/plantationFrontYardcopyProductThumb.jpg?v=1397758817"},{"product_id":"learning-to-sit","title":"Learning to Sit","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcrylic on panel painting of Monte's dog Stella teaching him to sit. Her canine sister-the angelic dog Dora- supervises the training from her framed painting on the wall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis exquisitely detailed painting was started in 2008 and completed in 2014 in Missoula Montana. The painting panel is floated on a linen background surrounded by a linen mat and elegantly displayed in a gold frame.     \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monte Dolack","offers":[{"title":"8\" x 9.75\" \/ 17.5\" x 21.5\" \/ 2014","offer_id":2233397188,"sku":"","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/3417\/products\/learningToSitProduct.jpg?v=1733349121"},{"product_id":"natural-interest-2-the-view","title":"Monument","description":"\u003cp\u003eMonument is a 7\"x 5\" acrylic on panel painting of the famous natural red rock formations in the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park during a spring storm. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to the artist \"We visited Monument Valley in 2017 and purchased a photography tour into the back-country with our Navajo guide in his Suburban. This painting was later inspired during our stay at the tribal hotel The View-as our cabin directly faced the mysterious formations called \"The Mittens\" This painting was completed in 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis original acrylic on panel painting is floated over a cream linen fabric and matted with a 1\/2\" deep liner wrap and archivally framed in a gold molding. The framed size is 19\" x 17\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSOLD at MAM Auction February 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree shipping to your address in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monte Dolack","offers":[{"title":"5\" x 7\" \/ 2017","offer_id":38222750409,"sku":"","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/3417\/files\/MonumentPaintingFramed2025.jpg?v=1746123865"},{"product_id":"natural-interest-3-rannoch-moor","title":"Rannoch Moor","description":"\u003cp\u003eRannoch Moor is an acrylic on panel painting which is part of a landscape series completed by the artist in 2017 after a visit to the Scottish Highlands. This painting has been part of the artist's personal collection until 2024 and is now available for purchase.\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to Visit Scotland \"one of the last remaining wildernesses in Europe, the Great Moor of Rannoch is a beautiful outdoor space stretching far north and west from Rannoch Station. The area is a vast stretch of land composed of blanket bog, lochans, rivers, and rocky outcrops which makes it a very challenging environment which still supports varieties of flora and fauna. A wealth of plants, insect, bird and animal life can be seen here ranging from curlews and grouse to roe and red deer.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting is floated on a linen background surrounded by a hand wrapped linen mat with an elegant gold frame. The framed size is 19\" x 17\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monte Dolack","offers":[{"title":"5\" x 7\" \/ 2017","offer_id":38223037641,"sku":"","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/3417\/products\/RannochMoor_Thumb5x7_1.jpg?v=1500578995"},{"product_id":"horizon-lines","title":"Horizon Lines","description":"\u003cp\u003eInspired by Montana's High Prairie landscape near the artist's birthplace-this original acrylic on canvas painting portrays the  juxtaposition of  wind and landscape. Modern wind generators harness the power of a dramatic storm as seen from a highway near the imposing backdrop of Square Butte near Great Falls, Montana. One of western artist Charlie Russell's favored motifs, Square Butte is envisioned in a contemporary context. Many artists have tended to paint nostalgic and sentimental images of the classic farm windmills. This painting brings the power of the Montana landscape into our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting is not yet framed-allowing the collector to choose their own frame but the 2 inch deep sides of the canvas are painted allowing it to be displayed without a frame. Free shipping on this painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monte Dolack","offers":[{"title":"40 x 36 \/ 1 \/ 2020","offer_id":33177448906840,"sku":"","price":12000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/3417\/products\/HorizonLinesDolackMonteSmall.jpg?v=1605393552"},{"product_id":"guardian-of-the-valley","title":"Guardian of the Valley","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis effervescent and colorful painting of the Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park was created by Monte Dolack in 2022. The painting is acrylic on canvas mounted to gessoboard and generously framed in solid walnut. The framed size of the painting is 40 x 52.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This year Yellowstone National Park celebrates its 150th anniversary as the world's first and oldest national park. I painted this 36 x 48 acrylic painting to celebrate what early park visitors described as the Guardian of the Valley. This amazing geyser came to be known as Old Faithful which I first witnessed as a child when visiting the park with my parents in the 1950s.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonte Dolack October 2, 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree delivery in the Missoula area-free shipping on this painting in the United States\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monte Dolack","offers":[{"title":"36 x 48 \/ 1 \/ 2022","offer_id":40113454088280,"sku":null,"price":18000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/3417\/products\/GuardianoftheValleyOldFaithfulsmall.jpg?v=1664566879"},{"product_id":"missoula-valley-aglow","title":"Missoula Valley Aglow","description":"\u003cp\u003eMissoula Valley Aglow is an acrylic on panel painting created in 2022 by Monte Dolack. 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The painting has dozens of glazes with a final finish of medium giving the painting a satin luster\" Monte Dolack\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis acrylic on panel painting is elegantly displayed with a gold frame to enhance the work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReceive free shipping to your US address on this work of art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monte Dolack","offers":[{"title":"8\" x 6\" \/ 14.5\" x 12.25\" \/ 2023","offer_id":40701249552472,"sku":"","price":2300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/3417\/files\/SummerStormMissoulaValley.jpg?v=1699638451"},{"product_id":"pilot-and-index","title":"Pilot and Index","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcrylic on canvas painting inspired by a late spring view of the peaks Pilot and Index as seen from the Beartooth Mountains driving towards Cooke City Montana. \u003c\/p\u003e\nThis painting is part of a private collection\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monte Dolack","offers":[{"title":"40 x 36 \/ 40 x 36 \/ 2023","offer_id":40727159898200,"sku":null,"price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/3417\/files\/PilotandIndexWEB.jpg?v=1700591287"},{"product_id":"animal-bridge-p-22s-legacy","title":"Animal Bridge (P-22's Legacy)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2022 Monte Dolack was asked to create a painting for a major wildlife crossing bridge currently being built north of Los Angeles over ten lanes of the busy California Highway 101.  According to Dolack the Animal Bridge painting (P-22's Legacy) imaginatively portrays the future Annenburg Wildlife Crossing which is currently under construction- and honors famous mountain lion P-22 who has been the inspiration for the crossing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"My painting gives symbolic form to what will become the largest wildlife crossing bridge in the world.  I worked with private donors and the National Wildlife Federation to make this painting as well as an edition of 200 limited edition prints which can be purchased from Save LA Cougars\" Monte Dolack 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo donate to LA Cougars and receive your limited edition print please visit \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/savelacougars.org\/giving\/\"\u003ehttps:\/\/savelacougars.org\/giving\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo learn more about the wildlife crossing please visit the following link \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/annenberg.org\/initiatives\/wallis-annenberg-wildlife-crossing\/\"\u003ehttps:\/\/annenberg.org\/initiatives\/wallis-annenberg-wildlife-crossing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nThe Animal Bridge (P-22's Legacy) painting is part of a private collection\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monte Dolack","offers":[{"title":"68 x 36 \/ 74 x 42 \/ 2023","offer_id":40916547666008,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/3417\/files\/P22LimitedEditionPrintsmallcopy.jpg?v=1704310835"},{"product_id":"the-road-to-cody","title":"The Road to Cody","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis framed 10\" x 8\" acrylic on panel painting was created by Monte Dolack in 2023 and portrays the artist's impression of a red rock formations alongside the road to Cody Wyoming during a spring storm.\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monte Dolack","offers":[{"title":"10 x 5 \/ 16.5\" x 14.5\" \/ 2023","offer_id":41053409575000,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/3417\/files\/TheRoadtoCody.jpg?v=1732650028"},{"product_id":"toms-place-rock-creek","title":"Tom's Place (Rock Creek)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis acrylic on canvas painting was completed by Monte Dolack in 2024 and is part of a private collection. 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Tom and I and our band members have spent many memorable hours playing music, fishing and hiking this magnificent natural treasure.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonte Dolack 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monte Dolack","offers":[{"title":"38 x 48 \/ 38 x 48 \/ 2024","offer_id":41053820387416,"sku":null,"price":17000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/3417\/files\/Tom_sPlaceRockCreekweb.jpg?v=1708461365"},{"product_id":"rock-creek-study-for-toms-place","title":"Rock Creek (Study for Tom's Place)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRock Creek (Study for Tom's Place) is an acrylic on panel painting created in 2024 by Monte Dolack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting is elegantly displayed with a gold leaf frame to enhance the work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReceive free shipping to your US address on this work of art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monte Dolack","offers":[{"title":"5\" x 7\" \/ 11.75\" x 13.75\" \/ 2024","offer_id":42411104731224,"sku":null,"price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/3417\/files\/RockCreekTomsPlaceStudy.jpg?v=1732126736"},{"product_id":"summer-moonrise-seeley-lake","title":"Summer Moonrise on Seeley Lake","description":"\u003cp\u003eSummer Moonrise on Seeley Lake is an acrylic on handmade watercolor paper painting. According to Dolack \"on the summer solstice of 2024 I watch the moon ascend from my vantage point on the western shore of Seeley Lake Montana.  Rising full and golden through the pines-the moon's reflection shimmered on the water this magical evening.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting is framed by the artist-floated on archival museum board and elegantly displayed in a wooden gold leaf frame-glazed with protective plexiglass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monte Dolack","offers":[{"title":"5.75\" x 7.5\" \/ 15.75\" x 17.5\" \/ 2024","offer_id":42424703713368,"sku":null,"price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/3417\/files\/SummerMoonriseSeeleyLake.jpg?v=1733249412"},{"product_id":"dawn","title":"Dawn's Early Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis acrylic on panel painting was created in 2024 by Monte Dolack. 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The Blue Lotus Flower is framed in wood embellished by gold leaf and the framed size measures 17.5\" x 15.5\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree shipping to your address within the United States. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: var(--m3t7); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 10px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 24px; line-height: var(--m3t8); caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); color: rgb(0, 29, 53);\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiqqKyE-qqMAxWHQzABHbzyCUsQm_YKegQIMRAB\" data-hveid=\"CDEQAQ\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 4px; list-style-position: inherit; list-style-image: inherit; list-style-type: none;\" class=\"K3KsMc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 8px; border-bottom-width: medium; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-color: currentcolor; margin-left: -28px;\" data-il=\"\" class=\"zMgcWd dSKvsb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-crb-p=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monte Dolack","offers":[{"title":"7\" x 5\" \/ 17.5\" x 15.5\" \/ 2022","offer_id":42779584430168,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/3417\/files\/BlueLotusFlowerPaintingFramed_262686ed-4e8a-40f3-ad84-03b5f637f9b3.jpg?v=1743195856"},{"product_id":"the-trail-to-missoula","title":"The Trail to Missoula","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Trail to Missoula is an acrylic on canvas painting inspired by the  sweeping springtime vista seen from a favorite hiking trail of mine in the South Hills. 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When I got back into the studio I made a little sketch of the ship from memory which later manifested as the Ghost Ship painting with my wife as witness to this magical moment.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGhost Ship is a 10 x 9\" acrylic on panel painting which is elegantly floated by the artist onto archival linen mounted on a Baltic birch wood panel.  The framed size of the painting is 19.25 x 18.25\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree shipping to your address within the United States. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monte Dolack","offers":[{"title":"10\" x 9\" \/ 19.25\" x 18.25\" \/ 2024","offer_id":43298397028440,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/3417\/files\/GhostShipFramed.jpg?v=1760987535"},{"product_id":"palette-1","title":"Palette #1","description":"\u003cp\u003ePalette used by the artist Monte Dolack for acrylic paintings. 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Details on how to purchase the print are available by following the link below:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dolack.com\/products\/song-of-the-ancient-forest-limited-edition-fine-art-print\" title=\"Song of the Ancient Forest Limited Edition Fine Art Print\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSong of the Ancient Forest Limited Edition Fine Art Print\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 200%;\"\u003ePlease read the following essay by award winning Montana author Rick Bass to learn more about how and why the painting was created:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\"We know his work instantly. The swans and cranes, wolves and geysers, bison and bears, trout and woodpeckers. Like no other artist I know, his work moves easily between the real and surreal that, well, is no longer surreal, but is instead such a seemingly effortless representation of the spirit of each animal that we see a new part of them. He doesn’t do this by giving the animals human characteristics-his portraits of animals are often composed of dignity, joy, and sometimes no small amount of mischief, but it is not human-like, and instead seems to be a fuller, more complete habitation of these qualities. I think what makes his animals so unique is we understand in even a glance that their emotions are tied directly to their native habitat. Their joy comes in good part from that fittedness of self to place; that craft. And joy is a kind of love, of course.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSong of the Ancient Forest\u003c\/strong\u003e—commissioned by the Montana Project to help support the designation of the “Black Ram” region of the Yaak as the nation’s first Climate Refuge—came from an amazing trip Monte made into the ancient inland rainforest in the Yaak, along with painter Clyde Aspevig. I was so privileged to walk along these master artists, each working at the peak of their craft, and each joyous to be seeing the old forest for the first time, and to be acting on its behalf. To listen to them speak quietly to one another about art, humbled by the enormous trees all around them, was an unforgettable experience.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThey saw art and fit in the old forest where most would have seen chaos and disorder. They “got” the complex ecology as perhaps only painters and poets can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWhat is a Climate Refuge? It’s a place dedicated to maximizing the amount of above-ground carbon stored in the long-term safekeeping of old and mature forests, while serving also as a focal point for increased scientific as well as artistic inquiry into the effects of climate change on sensitive species including our own. The old inland rainforests of the Yaak are climate lifeboats, buying all living things time: time to adapt, and change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSong of the Ancient Forest\u003c\/strong\u003e is singular, even for Monte, in at least a couple of regards. Rare is the human in his paintings; the figure we see here, with his back to us, is an amalgam of Jeff Bridges, who commissioned the Black Ram guitar, after hearing master luthier Kevin Kopp’s guitar from the same forest, same tree—and Rob Quist, another Black Ram supporter, whose song for the old forest appeared in an earlier issue of Whitefish Review.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 200%;\"\u003eSingular also is the sheer number of species in a single painting by Monte. But that’s how it is, in the Yaak, where roughly 25% of all of Montana’s species of concern are found in this one national forest—the Kootenai—alone. I’ve studied this painting for dozens of hours but would not be surprised if there’s something I’ve missed in the jungle that is the Yaak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSong of the Ancient Forest\u003c\/strong\u003e belongs to all of Montana, just like the Black Ram guitar, also a voice from the forest. As a fundraiser for the campaign, the painting—enormous, even by Monte’s standards—is available for 12-month adoptions to be hung in public spaces; contact montanaproject.org or \u003ca href=\"mailto:rickbass27@gmail.com\"\u003erickbass27@gmail.com\u003c\/a\u003e for more information. The Montana Project, the Forest Refuge Alliance, and all the other organizations working to help protect old-growth forests, are grateful to Monte and all the many other artists and scientists who are bringing their talents to a concentrated point in this most worthy of campaigns: and not least among them, the Whitefish Review. Thank you for your continued support.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 200%;\"\u003eRick Bass July 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monte Dolack","offers":[{"title":"60\" x 46\" \/ 60\" x 46\" \/ 2026","offer_id":44453884919896,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/3417\/files\/SongoftheAncientForestPaintingAdjusted_96961500-02a3-4198-9dc2-5ffdb9db3e02.jpg?v=1785260104"},{"product_id":"island-of-reguge-painting","title":"Yellowstone-Island of Refuge painting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eRead the artist's essay below\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eYellowstone-Island of Refuge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eis an original\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e48 × 36 inch acrylic painting that I created in 2026 by portraying a Yellowstone wolf standing with two young pups against the dramatic geothermal landscape of Yellowstone National Park.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eThe adult wolf dominates the foreground, its weathered coat illuminated by warm golden light. Behind it, the pups remain close to their mother, creating an immediate sense of family and vulnerability.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eBeyond them stretches Yellowstone in an explosion of color—steaming thermal features, distant mountains, forests, winding waterways, and glowing earth beneath a dramatic evening sky. The saturated oranges and golds of the landscape are contrasted with deep blues, violets, and brilliant turquoise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eBut the wilderness is not entirely untouched. Along the distant edges, subtle traces of roads and human development remind us that this magnificent landscape is also an island.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eThe wolf stands within an oasis—but an oasis surrounded by a world that is becoming increasingly difficult for wildlife to inhabit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eThe painting is therefore intended to work on two levels. At first glance, it is a celebration of the beauty of Yellowstone and the resilience of its wolves. At a deeper level, it is a meditation on\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003ehabitat fragmentation, boundaries, and the increasingly narrow space we leave for wild animals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eLike the polar bear standing on its diminishing piece of ice, the Yellowstone wolf becomes a symbol of a larger question:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eWhat happens when the refuge we give wildlife is no longer large enough to let them truly be wild?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eMonte Dolack August 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e*\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003ePlease note that this painting was commissioned by a private collector and belongs to a private collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monte Dolack","offers":[{"title":"48\" x 36\" \/ 48\" x 36\" \/ 2026","offer_id":44557499433048,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/3417\/files\/IslandofrefugeYellowstoneWolf_74ca6e60-9cf2-4da2-8b84-258f02bfbc9a.jpg?v=1786475237"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.dolack.com\/collections\/paintings-monte-dolack.oembed?page=4","provider":"Monte Dolack Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}