"ALMOST EVERY DAY, I SEE SOMEONE IN THE RESTAURANT POSING HAPPILY FOR THE CAMERA IN FRONT OF ONE OF LARRY'S PAINTINGS."
MIKE MUNSEY, OWNER OF THE DEPOT
PLACES MENTIONED The Depot Bar & Restaurant (406) 728-7007 www.depotmissoula.com
Triple Creek Ranch
800-654-2943, 406-821-4600 www.triplecreekranch.com
Pirnie Art Showroom (406) 543-2713 www.pirnieartshowroom.com
Carousel for Missoula (406) 549-8382 www.carousel.com
First Security Bank (406) 329-1958 www.fsbmsla.com
JG Black Book of Travel Toll Free: (888) 241-9763 ext. 1 www.blackbook.travel
I CONNECT WITH MY CREATIVITY."
In addition to the originals always on display in the showroom in Missou- la, in recent years Larry's work has traveled to all the metropolitan art centers in the West. His artwork alone is featured throughout the 2012 edition of the JG Black Book of Travel, inspiring readers to daydream over worldwide adven- tures. He has often been a featured artist as the prestigious Western Masters art show at the C.M. Russell Museum, as well as the Rendezvous Royale at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Mr. Pirnie found joy in authoring a book, My West, to tell his story; he's also collaborated with his friend, renowned cowboy poet Paul Zarzyski on other published works. In giving to the local community in Missoula, Pirnie has donated original paintings to many charities, especially charities whose aim is to help chil- dren. He is often asked to appear as an inspirational speaker to professionals and students alike. The charities are too numerous to mention, but include the Missoula Children's Theatre, the collegiate rodeo programs, and Chicks N Chaps, a local charity that raises money for breast cancer research. A pickup truck emblazoned with wild Pirnie rodeo images will be traveling the 2012 national rodeo circuit to raise awareness for their cause. In spite of all the acclaim he has received, he remains an artist who would rather be in the stands at a small-town rodeo or on the dusty back roads of Montana, with his paints to keep him company, rather than under the lime- light at a gallery opening. His career spans decades, and his loyal collectors have followed the shift in his work over many years, from rather peaceful narrative works with sublime color harmonies to wild-eye popping cut-out figurative works, to symphonies of color on a grand scale. Ever present in his changing style have been the symbols that resonate most deeply to him: old red trucks, full moon romance, and wild mustangs, all telling the stories of the Wild West. Larry Pirnie will be the first to tell you, it only gets put on canvas if it brings out the kid in him. The world is a much more colorful place because he listens to "The Kid."
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