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Sand Creek Arch Project by Nelson Boren
"Sandcreek Arch Project"
In the summer of 2011 Nelson designed, constructed, and installed a forty foot arch over Main Street in historic Sandpoint, Idaho. The arch consists of 95 trout constructed of recycled highway signs. The fish are hinged so as to sway in a breeze giving an illusion of motion.

Sand Creek Arch Project by Nelson Boren

Sand Creek Arch Project in Sandpoint Idaho by Nelson Boren

Sand Creek Arch Project Outdoor Sculpture by Nelson Boren








Maverick Bounty Hunter by Nelson Boren
"Maverick Bounty Hunter"
Original watercolor 26" by 68"
George Lucas Collection.
I worked closely with George Lucas to create this new character for his book STAR WARS VISIONS. As a cowboy artist, I was intrigued with the challenge of creating a character that embodied the texture of the Old West, combined with an outlaw attitude, in a Star Wars setting. The maverick bounty hunter is garbed in rough leather chaps, wild spurs, worn-out leather boots, and rusty weapon shin guards. Juxtaposed against his traditional weather-beaten cowboy gear is a shining chrome lightsaber. When I asked George Lucas how this bounty hunter ended up with a lightsaber, he responded: “He obviously destroyed a Jedi warrior.”







Welcome To Jackson hole II by Nelson Boren
"Welcome to Jackson Hole"
Original watercolor 48" by 288"
Commission for the new Jackson Hole Airport.



"Nelson Boren has developed a distinctive trademark style. Boren's watercolors present an intimate, close-up view of the life and trappings of the modern American cowboy. His large-scale compositions give insight into an unfamiliar lifestyle and create a singular mood. 'I enjoy capturing the weathered look of old leather and rusty spurs', he says. 'I see history in these elements of cowboy life.'" (Donald J. Hagerty, LEADING the WEST, One Hundred Contemporary Painters and Sculptors, 1997)