Phoenix Home & Garden editor-in-chief John Roark visits with a true renaissance artist, Monte M. Moore. Moore's work ranges from pencil drawings to sculptures to oil paintings and so much more. Dive into his western paintings or his pop culture (The Mandalorian) designs at the Arizona Fine Art Expo
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Monte M. Moore has been a professional artist for over 25 years working in both the fine arts and commercial arts industries. During his wide-ranging career he has created licensed work for noted companies such as Lucasfilm Ltd. Harley-Davidson, The United States Marine Corps, The Boy Scouts of America, Monty Python, Barrett-Jackson Auto Auctions, The National Finals Rodeo and many others. His art has been featured in eight art books exclusively featuring his art as well as magazines such as Time, Newsweek, US News, The Robb Report and has won the World Fantasy Art Show twice for Best Black and White Art.
Having grown up on a 30K acre cattle ranch in Idaho, Monte was surrounded by constant inspirations of the Old West having experienced cattle drives, county fairs and working with colorful cowboys from all walks of life and backgrounds. Monte’s father Roy Moore was 1998 Cattleman of the Year and is a lover of Western artists such as Remington, Russell and Will James. As Monte continues his journey as a professional artist he hopes to bring his creative enthusiasm to new works focusing on Western Cinema and American Heritage with a focus on portraits of those that shaped the West and the Western movie landscape.
As a professional artist Monte has toured the world and been a Guest of Honor artist at shows in Italy, Germany, Scotland, Mexico, Belgium and all over America where he displays his art and works on live paintings for sale, charity auctions and education. In 2017 Monte was a guest teacher at two art workshops at a prestigious gallery/atelier in Florence Italy.
Never one to sit still creatively, Monte is also a professional screenwriter and filmmaker with several projects already produced, optioned or in production for 2018.