Wilson Wyllie is a painter and illustrator, who has resided in Montana since 2017.
I am originally from Richmond, VA, with an illustration and painting degree from Virginia Commonwealth University (2013 - 2017). Post university, I decided to leave the south east in order to explore the greater west. While living and painting in Montana, I have found myself shifting from painting our state’s open skies to the flowers found in our public lands and in my friends’ gardens.
Over the years, I have deeply thought about what my art provides for individuals. To paint landscapes and flowers is neither a provocative nor rebellious act in our modern times. However, flowers and snow capped peaks do have the ability to give us solace. They give us a sense of wonder, and sometimes a flower's will to grow can be a rebellious action... My hope is that my paintings inherently carry these feelings of perserverance, and that their beauty may provide a small amount of relief in people’s daily lives.
You can typically find me in the hills or posted by a trail, painting with my dogs in tow.
