Nicholas Ward x Adapt 2 – Western Dream

Some days in the mountans are about performance. Others are about the people you bring along.

Nicholas Ward is a visual storyteller whose work lives somewhere between memory, imagination, and myth. Rooted in the landscapes and narratives of the places he inhabits, his paintings transform fragments of story into scenes that feel familiar and uncanny at the same time, inviting viewers to question what is remembered, what is invented, and what exists somewhere in between.

The Story Behind Western Dream

At its core, Western Dream is about connection, familiarity, and inclusivity. It’s about the simple, often unspoken gesture of invitation, dragging someone along for the ride, knowing full well it might be uncomfortable, exhausting, or hard.

Because the best adventures usually are.

The design was inspired by the idea that you only bring your closest friends along to suffer together in adventure. It’s a quiet acknowledgment of trust, of shared effort, and of the bonds that form when you move through challenging places side by side.

There’s also a sense of motion and memory woven throughout the artwork. Nothing is static. Like a day in the mountains, the scene shifts depending on how you engage with it.

Designed to Move With You

One of Ward’s favorite details lives in the functionality itself.

As the goggle strap adjusts, a striped arm within the artwork subtly lengthens or shortens. It’s a playful, intentional solution to a common design challenge, creating continuity across a surface that typically breaks the flow of an image. Instead of losing part of the story as the strap changes size, the artwork adapts with you.

It’s a small detail, but one that reflects the thoughtfulness behind the entire piece. Art and function working together, rather than competing.

This is a limited Community Series release, created to celebrate the stories we carry into the mountains and the people who make the journey worth it.