The Watershed Warriors are a group of kids from Livingston, MT that Derek worked on a painting project with in their classroom last December. As a class, the kids gave tribute to the Watershed that they study by creating their own version of DeYoung paintings. Their exhibit is currently hanging the local coffee shop in […]
READ MORESailfish – Deep Blue featured on back cover of Gray’s Sporting Journal
by Derek DeYoung onThanks so much to the folks at GSJ for featuring my painting “Sailfish – Deep Blue” on the back cover of the new September/October 2013 issue of Gray’s Sporting Journal. Inspiration for this painting: “This painting represents a scenario that occurred last winter off the back of Capt. Justin Rea’s bay boat, not far from […]
READ MOREDerek designs 25th Anniversary Reel for Abel Reels
by Derek DeYoung on“Abel has been creating premium fly fishing reels for 25 years, and in celebration of its Silver Anniversary, the company announced a new commemorative finish. Abel has commissioned Montana artist Derek DeYoung to create a quarter-century anniversary design for its already existing fly fishing reels. Abel has started the process of “painstakingly reproducing” the art […]
READ MOREArticle on Derek from FlyFishing Europe from ICAST/IFTD show
by Derek DeYoung onHere is the translation from German to English: From SIMMS on t-shirts, to iPhone Cases, Fly Reels, greeting cards and many other fly fishing articles, you can admire the paintings of fly fishing artist Derek DeYoung. In recent years, the young Derek has managed something many great old masters failed: known during his lifetime, and […]
READ MORETeton Riser’s Day featured in Fly Fusion Magazine
by Derek DeYoung onCheck out “Teton Riser’s – Day” on page 65 of the Summer 2013 issue of Fly Fusion Magazine
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