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Painting by Michael Coleman Painting by Michael Coleman Painting by Michael Coleman KEVIN RED STAR | HARRY KOYAMA | MICHAEL COLEMAN | JIM WANTULOK and others Fine Western Art & Bronzes Fine Western Art & Bronzes Fine Western Art & Bronzes —Open Daily — Original works by —Open Daily — —Open Daily — KEVIN RED STAR | HARRY KOYAMA | MICHAEL COLEMAN | JIM WANTULOK and others 11 Lone Peak Dr., Big Sky Towncenter 11 Lone Peak Dr., Big Sky Towncenter 11 Lone Peak Dr., Big Sky Towncenter Original works by Original works by Big Sky, Montana 59716 Just inside Rivers to Peaks Real Estate (adjacent to Grizzly Outfitters) Big Sky, Montana 59716 Just inside Rivers to Peaks Real Estate (adjacent to Grizzly Outfitters) KEVIN RED STAR | HARRY KOYAMA | MICHAEL COLEMAN | JIM WANTULOK and others Big Sky, Montana 59716 Just inside Rivers to Peaks Real Estate (adjacent to Grizzly Outfitters) MARTHA JOHNSON, Owner - 406.580.5891 BETSY SMITH, Manager - 406.539.1344 MARTHA JOHNSON, Owner - 406.580.5891 BETSY SMITH, Manager - 406.539.1344 MARTHA JOHNSON, Owner - 406.580.5891 BETSY SMITH, Manager - 406.539.1344 There are many worthy charities,” noted Harry. “This one appeals to me. I am honored to help. I hear family stories first hand and I meet the children who are helped by the House. I get back much more than I give.” With characteristic humility, Harry’s taped thank you letters on a small space of gallery wall, all from organizations which have been recipients of his generosity, time and talent. BOZEMAN’S LARGEST DOWNTOWN PATIO NEW PATHWAYS Harry and his wife, Sheri, often visit their two children in Los Angeles for what Harry calls “working vacations.” While their son is a USC graduate student in film produc- tion, their daughter operates a food truck vending busi- ness, aptly named “Auntie’s Fry Bread and Indian Tacos.” She learned the fine art of fry bread during summers at Hardin’s Little Big Horn Days, mentored by her auntie. On one of their last trips, Harry and Sheri worked the food truck near the Gene Autry Museum in Los Angeles. “They line up for those Indian tacos!” Harry said, amused LIVE MUSIC ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS, AND LOCAL MICRO- BREWS ON TAP by his daughter’s clever career path in a place she loves. Just as his children’s lives are chang- ing, Harry’s artist’s life is undergoing another metamorphosis. Explorations in design and color, without specific images, are challenging his artist’s sen- sibility. “I tried to do abstract paint- ings in college. I don’t think I had the maturity to think them through. They actually take more thought than those with a specific subject.” “I must keep evolving,” he said. “I have to keep growing, as an artist and as a man, to survive and flourish.” Visit us on Facebook@starkysauthenticamericana 48 I HAVE TO KEEP GROWING AS AN ARTIST AND AS A MAN.” Virginia Bryan first met Harry Koyama when she was transi- tioning from lawyer to free-lance writer. During her days in the law, she considered herself to be a “writer-in-waiting.” DISTINCTLY MONTANA • SUMMER 2011 “I must keep evolving.

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