TRY ARTWORK
A RETURN TO THE CAMPFIREArtwork by Les Herman for
THE REAL YELLOWSTONE™
Created for THE REAL YELLOWSTONE™ (TRY), A Return to the Campfire brings together the people, wildlife, landscape, and shared traditions at the heart of the work.
Kindling — $75
6x9 Fine Art Print
Ember — $150
12x18 Fine Art Print
Campfire — $300
18x24 Fine Art Print
Flame Bearer — $500
18X24 Fine Art Print
Includes artist signature
PRINT SIZES
Printed on Hahnemühle fine art bamboo—offering a distinct surface and texture.
ABOUT THE ART
Les Herman’s work is rooted in the lived landscape of the American West. He spent formative years at Yellowstone’s North Entrance in Gardiner, Montana, and began his federal career in the Park as a fire lookout on Mount Holmes after serving in Vietnam. After a 33-year career in federal aviation and wildland fire suppression, he returned fully to painting — capturing the West not as spectacle, but as relationship.
IN THE ARTIST'S WORDS
I created A Return to the Campfire because this is the Yellowstone I lived and know — close, watchful, and shared. Growing up in Gardiner and working inside the Park taught me that you don’t stand apart from wildlife here. You sit among it.The campfire represents a moment of gathering — where humans are simply another presence on the landscape. The animals are not symbols. They are witnesses. The fire casts a circle of light into the dark. Humans sit within. The animals watch from beyond. All of them share the same night, the same landscape, the same circle of connection.— Les Herman
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THE REAL YELLOWSTONE™.
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