Kyle Ploehn is an artist, illustrator and writer living in Billings Montana. He likes to spend the few hours he isn't painting hiking the mountains of Montana. 

The Coming Storm by Kyle Ploehn. Original 16x32 Digital Painting.

The Coming Storm is a painting in which I explore the tragic tale of the great american buffalo and their decline into near extinction. The last of his kind cries tears of blood for the violence that befell a once great nation of beasts, roaming unconquered across the great plains.

Having grown up with Yellowstone National Park in my backyard (It was a regular trip in my younger years), I saw buffalo quite regularly. They seemed as common as deer and elk, so I was surprised and deeply affected when we were taught of their near annihilation in school. The image of thundering grasslands full of these ancient, giant creatures slowly disappearing until only a one remained haunted me. I painted this image as ode to the lost buffalo and a revering for those few that remain.

Canvas Prints of 16x32 are available for $250, 6x12 poster prints matted to 11x14 are available for $45. Contact me at [email protected], if you're interested in purchasing a print or visit my website http://kyleploehnart.blogspot.com