Beautiful color print from popular western artist Larry Bees - "Grey Wolf" *Used for their wine labels by Grey Wolf Cellars in Paso Robles, CA.

Larry Bees was a popular western  artist in California and Utah.  After  four years in the U.S. Navy, Larry studied at the Art Center College of Design.   Following a career as a  successful aerospace and free-lance graphic designer\illustrator, he turned his  talents to his main interest; Western Fine Art. Working primarily in pencil, he brings a depth and reality to the  subjects  he portrays.  Whether a Mountain  Man, Native American, Cowboy, Pioneer, Child or Animal…their eyes will tell  their  story as Larry's pencil brings out all the pride, dedication, courage and honor of these remarkable individuals.

Larry was selected by Michael  Wayne, his lifelong best friend, to design the Souvenir book for the motion picture "The Alamo", the titles for the Motion Picture" Chisum", the world-famous logo for Wayne Enterprises now used for The John Wayne Cancer Institute and The John Wayne Foundation.  Larry was also commissioned by Michael Wayne  to do several portraits of his father from the motion pictures" Stagecoach", "Rio Bravo" as well as the video covers for "On Location with John Wayne " for "Hondo" (also available), and for" McLintock" (also available) with Larry's portrait of John Wayne and Maureen  O'Hara. 

Larry was also very honored  when Michael Wayne asked him to design the grave marker for John Wayne's gravesite.  Larry's design was then created in bronze by Glendora, California sculptor, Richard Myer.

In 1987, Larry and his wife Jackie moved to Paso Robles, California to a ten-acre ranch where they founded the San Luis Obispo County Cattleman's Association Western Art Show. They sold the ranch in 2006 and moved to Diamond Valley, Utah, just north of St. George.  The beautiful landscapes of Utah, along with its dramatic history and proud people added much to Larry's already successful art career, were he continued his work until his death in 2013.

His love of the West and its heroic people were the driving forces that daily stimulated him to portray them. The Men, Women, Children, Mountain Men, Native Americans & Animals gave him an opportunity to tell their story through his art & bring a little bit of history into your home.