Notice to Visitors

The undersigned wishes to inform any and all that yes, he is indeed painting again. And yes, pieces are available.

The paintings are spiritual. Is that still a dirty word or have we moved past that? Maybe “meditative” is a better word. At the least “meditative” is the goal.

Slow and layered. Rooted in a simple and earnest fascination of the treshold of where land meets sea. The paintings seek to hold the raw experience of standing at that edge with the coastline’s rich oral storytelling tradition. The one found at beach parking lots, fishing piers, craiglist board swaps, and invites into RVs for morning coffee. Any questions beyond that, including “what does that shape represent?” or “what does that color mean?” will be ansered in the usual manner of “ummms” and “i dunnos”. Not trying to be coy, but let’s not a ruin a mystery with an answer I don’t have.

25 years of surfing and all I got was a crappy frontside wrap and a bum left knee. At least I can paint the crap out of water though.

Design & teaching still occur, but at a different pace. To design is to exercise agency, to teach is to transfer agency, and to paint is to dissolve any agency and let something new emerge.

In the midst of forever wars and artificial intelligence outpacing our own moral frameworks there is still light. We can connect with the elemental twice daily at sunrise and sunset.

Is there an alchemy more pure that making images from mud and earth pigments?

There’s plenty to do. Let’s get to it.

Respectfully,

Ian Montgomery

2026

Contact: ian@ianmontgomery.com