"Water" coloring in McDonald Creek, Apgar, Glacier National Park
Photo: Danielle Stephens

James L. Clayborn was born in Great Falls, Montana in 1949. James studied Fine Art at the University of Montana.
He moved to the Flathead Valley in 1976 and has worked for the past 30 years as an illustrator and graphic designer. His home is only 30 minutes from Glacier National Park where he draws much of his inspiration.

Among his many art projects, he has created a series of art posters depicting Glacier National Park and Northwest Montana.

Images of nature are the basis of his artwork. He recreates the gift of nature not only as recognizable, distinct images, but also as abstract impressions.

CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
"Moose on the Loose" Project
The Glacier Institute
Flathead Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited
Montana Chapter of Trout Unlimited
Glacier Fund (Glacier National Park Foundation)
Glacier Country Avalanche Center
Hockaday Art Museum
Paris Gibson Museum
Whitefish Community Foundation

CLIENTS & COLLECTIONS
Glacier Natural History Association, G.N.P.
Glacier Mountaineering Society
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Flathead River Basin Environmental Study
Dr.Van Kirk Nelson/Glacier Gallery
Dr. Stephen Weber, Ophthalmology
Montana Coffee Traders
Lang Creek Brewery
West Glacier Mercantile Co.
Great Northern Whitewater
Great Northern Llama Co
J. Gordon Edwards Family
Flathead Lake Winery
Barry Hood & Eliza Frazier
Monte Dolack
David & Susan Long
Tim & Jane Hartfield
U.S. Senator Max Baucus