One of the “Original" 25” images placed on view at the 2011 Grand Opening of the Bobby Wheat Gallery

Growing up on the plains of Oklahoma, Bobby was enamored by the grandiose scenes of the American West, and on a road trip with his father during high school to Yellowstone and the Tetons, his destiny was confirmed. At the age of 22, less than a year after Bobby and his High School sweetheart were married, they embarked on an adventure of their own and moved to Jackson, Wyoming - a place many know as Jackson Hole. Working four 10-hour shifts as an electrician allowed Bobby the freedom three days each week to explore one of the last truly wild landscapes on earth, and it was here that his mentors Scott Mckinley (of National Geographic) and David Brookover (Artist / Owner of the Brookover Gallery) introduced him to the unparalleled resolution and beauty of large format film. It would change his life forever.

Every artist starts their journey following the footsteps of their influences, and it was in this valley where Bobby began his lifelong journey of working with Film, fine tuning his technical skills with a plethora of iconic scenes including this one among the Tetons that Ansel Adams first made famous back in the 1930s. Colors of June along with The Overlook are two of Bobby’s earliest works in which he was finally able to pair technical perfection with magical circumstances, and while his style has evolved drastically over the years, these early landscapes are among the most significant in his development as an artist.

Record winter snowfall in 2008 left a beautiful blanket of snow on the Teton Range well into June creating shades of green rarely seen in the valley meadows, and a clearing storm perfectly coincided with the first light of the morning painting the peaks and the sky above a subtle shade of pink. Bobby visited this scene multiple times a week for more than three years before circumstances finally allowed him to walk away with a masterpiece. He has not nor is he likely to ever visit the scene again.

Location | Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Medium and Materials | Chromogenic Print from Film on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, Face-Mounted with 2 layers of UV protection in the Bobby Wheat Gallery’s Signature ANTIGLARE Presentation.

Camera and Film Used | Toyo 45a 4x5 View Camera with Fuji Velvia Film

Edition Size | Edition of 25 + 5 Artist’s Proofs for a Total of 30 Enlargements Regardless of Size (Your Edition Number will be assigned by the Bobby Wheat Gallery After Checkout)