West Bound

Painted By: Alexander Michael

Date completed: April 28, 2025

Medium: none

Size: tbd

Type of art: Arti Giclee

Binder/Extender: none

Topcoat: none

Signature: AMD

Framed: not framed, by request

Painted By: Alexander Michael

Date completed: April 28, 2025

Medium: none

Size: tbd

Type of art: Arti

Binder/Extender: none

Topcoat: none

Signature: AMD

Framed: not framed, by request

About:  Westbound captures the rugged spirit of the American frontier in a bold, alla prima style. Painted in a single lively session, this oil piece shows a powerful steam train forging west across a vast, open landscape. Thick, energetic brushstrokes bring the clouds of smoke, sunlit plains, and worn iron tracks to life. The immediacy of the alla prima technique gives the painting a raw, adventurous energy—perfectly echoing the ambition and grit of westward expansion. Westbound invites viewers to feel the rumble of the engine and the call of distant horizons, where every mile traveled is a new story unfolding.