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“Tom was showing me some of his MMXX sketches and some things he was working on. And I was just blown away by his ideas and his need to still innovate and break out of the box and do different things and stimulate himself and be creative and challenge himself at every turn. These fruits of his transition from gallery representation to personal representation are incredibly exciting for us collectors.”

- Seth Hopkins, Executive Director of Booth Western Art Museum | Smithsonian Institution Associate

Selected Works

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Big Medicine, 2022
Oil on canvas
60 x 60 inches
AVAILABLE


Based on the most famous white buffalo that ever lived, Big Medicine, born in 1933 on the National Bison Range in Western Montana.  The name "Big Medicine" was chosen due to the sacred power attributed to white bison.

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Weasel Tail, 2021
Oil on canvas
50 x 50 inches
AVAILABLE

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Artist's Studio in Winter, 2022 Oil on canvas 30 x 30 inches AVAILABLE

Artist's Studio in Winter, 2022
Oil on canvas
30 x 30 inches

AVAILABLE

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Lodgepole Noir, 2021
Oil on canvas
60 x 60 inches
AVAILABLE

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The Mission, 2022
Oil on canvas
60 x 60 inches
AVAILABLE

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Slow Bull’s Eye, 2020
Oil on canvas
50 x 40 inches
AVAILABLE


“Slow Bull had a unique design for his face paint. It was to help him observe how all things in life have beginnings and endings but do not begin or end.  His wife was rather frightening in appearance and might have inspired the Bull’s Eye.”     - Tom Gilleon

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Evolving Evolution, 2021
Oil on canvas
60 x 120 inches
AVAILABLE

“Native American lives quickly evolved toward extinction. This painting is painted layer upon layer of not only paint but also image overlaying image over image, layer upon layer—evolving.”      - Tom Gilleon

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Gibbous Ravenous, 2022 Oil on canvas 68 x 58 inches AVAILABLE

Gibbous Ravenous, 2022
Oil on canvas
68 x 58 inches
AVAILABLE

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Wings of Man, 2021
Oil on canvas
80 x 60 inches
AVAILABLE

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Brulé, 2021
Oil on canvas
60 x 60 inches
AVAILABLE

“This is the result of another dream. It is still unclear
what the dream meant, but the most likely answer is
reaction to the sad, violent, and tragic treatment.”
- Tom Gilleon

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Gary Owen Blues, 2021
Oil on canvas
48 x 36 inches
AVAILABLE

“Gary Owen refers to the marching music favored by
General Armstrong Custer, which was reputed
to have been played during the attack on a village
on the Washita. The music was heard but no soldiers
were seen because of the heavy, misty fog and ice.”
- Tom Gilleon

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Black Wolf, 2021 Oil on canvas 80 x 50 inches AVAILABLE  

Black Wolf, 2021
Oil on canvas
80 x 50 inches
AVAILABLE
 

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Wolf Butte Camp Oil on canvas 10 x 12 inches SOLD

Wolf Butte Camp
Oil on canvas
10 x 12 inches
SOLD

Another Bucker Oil on canvas 60 x 60 inches SOLD

Another Bucker
Oil on canvas
60 x 60 inches
SOLD

Yellowstone Reflections Oil on canvas 50 x 40 inches SOLD

Yellowstone Reflections
Oil on canvas
50 x 40 inches
SOLD

Pemmican Oil on canvas 50 x 50 inches SOLD

Pemmican
Oil on canvas
50 x 50 inches
SOLD

Dirge With Black Feet
Oil on canvas
50 x 80 inches
SOLD - Top-selling artwork at The Autry Museum’s 25th Annual Masters of the American West Art Exhibition and Sale
 

Mourning Star Oil on canvas 72 x 60 inches SOLD - AT RUSSELL AUCTION FOR $350,000!  

Mourning Star
Oil on canvas
72 x 60 inches
SOLD - AT RUSSELL AUCTION FOR $350,000!

 

Zebrave Oil on canvas  60 x 60 inches SOLD “The word ‘zebra’ blended with the word ‘brave’ began with a dream featuring the mixing of the two words. To my knowledge, no Native American ever saddled a zebra."   - Tom Gilleon

Zebrave
Oil on canvas 
60 x 60 inches
SOLD

“The word ‘zebra’ blended with the word ‘brave’
began with a dream featuring the mixing of the two
words. To my knowledge, no Native American ever
saddled a zebra."   - Tom Gilleon

Magpie oil on canvas

Magpie
Oil on canvas
50 x 50 inches
SOLD
 

 

 

Indian Sunset Oil on canvas 50 x 80 inches SOLD

Indian Sunset
Oil on canvas
50 x 80 inches
SOLD

Big Medicine, 2022 Oil on canvas 60 x 60 inches AVAILABLE Based on the most famous white buffalo that ever lived, Big Medicine, born in 1933 on the National Bison Range in Western Montana.  The name "Big Medicine" was chosen due to the sacred power attributed to white bison.

Big Medicine, 2022
Oil on canvas
60 x 60 inches
AVAILABLE


Based on the most famous white buffalo that ever lived, Big Medicine, born in 1933 on the National Bison Range in Western Montana.  The name "Big Medicine" was chosen due to the sacred power attributed to white bison.

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Weasel Tail, 2021 Oil on canvas 50 x 50 inches AVAILABLE

Weasel Tail, 2021
Oil on canvas
50 x 50 inches
AVAILABLE

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Artist's Studio in Winter, 2022 Oil on canvas 30 x 30 inches AVAILABLE

Artist's Studio in Winter, 2022
Oil on canvas
30 x 30 inches

AVAILABLE

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Lodgepole Noir, 2021 Oil on canvas 60 x 60 inches AVAILABLE

Lodgepole Noir, 2021
Oil on canvas
60 x 60 inches
AVAILABLE

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The Mission, 2022 Oil on canvas 60 x 60 inches AVAILABLE

The Mission, 2022
Oil on canvas
60 x 60 inches
AVAILABLE

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Slow Bull’s Eye, 2020 Oil on canvas 50 x 40 inches AVAILABLE “Slow Bull had a unique design for his face paint. It was to help him observe how all things in life have beginnings and endings but do not begin or end.  His wife was rather frightening in appearance and might have inspired the Bull’s Eye.”     - Tom Gilleon

Slow Bull’s Eye, 2020
Oil on canvas
50 x 40 inches
AVAILABLE


“Slow Bull had a unique design for his face paint. It was to help him observe how all things in life have beginnings and endings but do not begin or end.  His wife was rather frightening in appearance and might have inspired the Bull’s Eye.”     - Tom Gilleon

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Evolving Evolution, 2021 Oil on canvas 60 x 120 inches AVAILABLE “Native American lives quickly evolved toward extinction. This painting is painted layer upon layer of not only paint but also image overlaying image over image, layer upon layer—evolving.”      - Tom Gilleon

Evolving Evolution, 2021
Oil on canvas
60 x 120 inches
AVAILABLE

“Native American lives quickly evolved toward extinction. This painting is painted layer upon layer of not only paint but also image overlaying image over image, layer upon layer—evolving.”      - Tom Gilleon

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Gibbous Ravenous, 2022 Oil on canvas 68 x 58 inches AVAILABLE

Gibbous Ravenous, 2022
Oil on canvas
68 x 58 inches
AVAILABLE

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Wings of Man, 2021 Oil on canvas 80 x 60 inches AVAILABLE

Wings of Man, 2021
Oil on canvas
80 x 60 inches
AVAILABLE

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Brule oil on canvas 60 x 60 inches

Brulé, 2021
Oil on canvas
60 x 60 inches
AVAILABLE

“This is the result of another dream. It is still unclear
what the dream meant, but the most likely answer is
reaction to the sad, violent, and tragic treatment.”
- Tom Gilleon

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Gary Owen Blues oil on canvas 48 x 36 inches

Gary Owen Blues, 2021
Oil on canvas
48 x 36 inches
AVAILABLE

“Gary Owen refers to the marching music favored by
General Armstrong Custer, which was reputed
to have been played during the attack on a village
on the Washita. The music was heard but no soldiers
were seen because of the heavy, misty fog and ice.”
- Tom Gilleon

Inquire
Black Wolf, 2021 Oil on canvas 80 x 50 inches AVAILABLE  

Black Wolf, 2021
Oil on canvas
80 x 50 inches
AVAILABLE
 

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Wolf Butte Camp Oil on canvas 10 x 12 inches SOLD

Wolf Butte Camp
Oil on canvas
10 x 12 inches
SOLD

Another Bucker Oil on canvas 60 x 60 inches SOLD

Another Bucker
Oil on canvas
60 x 60 inches
SOLD

Yellowstone Reflections Oil on canvas 50 x 40 inches SOLD

Yellowstone Reflections
Oil on canvas
50 x 40 inches
SOLD

Pemmican Oil on canvas 50 x 50 inches SOLD

Pemmican
Oil on canvas
50 x 50 inches
SOLD

Dirge With Black Feet Oil on canvas 50 x 80 inches SOLD - Top-selling artwork at The Autry Museum’s 25th Annual Masters of the American West Art Exhibition and Sale  

Dirge With Black Feet
Oil on canvas
50 x 80 inches
SOLD - Top-selling artwork at The Autry Museum’s 25th Annual Masters of the American West Art Exhibition and Sale
 

Mourning Star Oil on canvas 72 x 60 inches SOLD - AT RUSSELL AUCTION FOR $350,000!  

Mourning Star
Oil on canvas
72 x 60 inches
SOLD - AT RUSSELL AUCTION FOR $350,000!

 

Zebrave Oil on canvas  60 x 60 inches SOLD “The word ‘zebra’ blended with the word ‘brave’ began with a dream featuring the mixing of the two words. To my knowledge, no Native American ever saddled a zebra."   - Tom Gilleon

Zebrave
Oil on canvas 
60 x 60 inches
SOLD

“The word ‘zebra’ blended with the word ‘brave’
began with a dream featuring the mixing of the two
words. To my knowledge, no Native American ever
saddled a zebra."   - Tom Gilleon

Magpie oil on canvas

Magpie
Oil on canvas
50 x 50 inches
SOLD
 

 

 

Indian Sunset Oil on canvas 50 x 80 inches SOLD

Indian Sunset
Oil on canvas
50 x 80 inches
SOLD

“I’m painting my masterworks right now—as if every painting was my last.”

- Tom Gilleon

Detail of Zebrave oil on canvas  60 x 60 inches

Detail of Zebrave
oil on canvas 
60 x 60 inches

About MMXX

I have been extremely fortunate over many years to have a profession that provided a very generous income while doing something I truly enjoyed.  I’ve been a freelance illustrator, a concept and show designer for Walt Disney Imagineering, and finally a fine art painter.

As an illustrator—one is given a set of requirements that must be met in order to have a successful illustration that accomplishes the purpose of the art:  Logos,  advertisements, corporate annual reports, etc..

Concept and show design are much the same as illustration, but in more dimensional formats:  Theme parks, attractions, architectural designs, etc..  However, both illustration and concept design fill requirements set by others.

As a fine art painter, one has more freedom to decide content—up to a point.  Then potential sales often dictate subject, style, colors, size, and medium.

Mourning Star Oil on canvas 72 x 60 inches

Mourning Star
Oil on canvas
72 x 60 inches

“Tom Gilleon is first and foremost an outstanding human being.  He’s able to think on multiple levels as he tells a story in his art.  I think those years at Disney really took his creative mind and honed his skills. Tom engages us and inspires us to appreciate the American West.  That’s an amazing accomplishment.”

       - Tom Petrie, Former Chairman Bank of America | Founder Petrie Institute of Art | Trustee C.M Russell Museum

MMXX Masterworks For Sale - - Paintings - Tom Gilleon - Contemporary Art
Magpie 50 x 50 inches Oil on canvas

Magpie
50 x 50 inches
Oil on canvas

Over the years—even though I considered myself extremely fortunate—I still wanted more.  What I longed for was to be as free as when I was drawing for hours in the white sand of my grandparents’ front yard.  I have longed to draw and paint what I want, how I want my paintings to look— and the subject, style, colors, size, and medium that I choose.  With the freedom to save it—or burn it.  Burning paintings is an extremely cathartic act at times!

Now I am the one to decide what is art and what isn’t.  To once again become that supremely confident, at times arrogant, at other times humble—carefree artist that I once was drawing in the sand at the age of 5.   This is my “vision”.     

Now approaching my 80th year—I took this bold step in 2020.  I refer to this phase of my life in art as “2020 Vision” or “MMXX”.  I have many painting designs I want to execute under this banner.  Each will be in my personal collection and many will not be for sale.  I would like to let a few of my friends and collectors become aware here when a new work becomes available.  As I focus more attention to painting the museum quality masterworks I’ve longed to paint, I expect my production will decrease.  Here then are my first MMXX paintings with a few for sale.

“No artist in the world today—in any art movement, genre, or style—continues to innovate like Tom Gilleon.  From his career at Walt Disney Imagineering conceptualizing international theme parks that became EPCOT, Disneyland Paris, Tokyo, and Shanghai—to his recent invention of the moving digital painting—Tom Gilleon is the contemporary fine art genius of our time.  But his humble wit and humanity is what gets me.  He’s an authentic Montana rancher and artist like Charlie Russell. “

 

- Tom Figarelle, Executive Director of The C. M. Russell Museum

MMXX Masterworks For Sale - - Paintings - Tom Gilleon - Contemporary Art
MMXX Masterworks For Sale - - Paintings - Tom Gilleon - Contemporary Art

“Tom falls in that tradition of great artists who develop their own style and innovations, but in a way that engages other artists.  He shares the digital techniques he’s pioneered with other artists to tell their story their way, not simply another replica of what Tom’s doing.  Yes, Gilleon is respected as one of the most innovative and important artists, but that positive sharing is a form of genius.”

        - Tom Petrie, Former Chairman Bank of America | Founder Petrie Institute of Art | Trustee C.M Russell Museum