"Horse Trade"

Whether historic original or contemporary works - ledger art is one of my favorite art forms. Many Native Americans were forced off their land and brought to agencies. Without the buffalo or their hides, an artist's medium was often pencil and crayon layered upon used ledger pages. Transcribed behind my war pony is a Hudson's Bay Standard of Trade document from 1795.

Acrylic paint and pen with ink on canvas, rustic dark frame with "anvil" filet 17" x 17" $450 SOLD

"Going Away"

The title says it all.

Acrylic painting on canvas set within a stunning dark brown wood frame with aged gold nailhead filet 17" x 17" $450

"Out of the Earth"

With the arrival of the horse, shields became smaller for use in mounted warfare. The shield of Bull Lodge, a Gros Ventre, was designed from a vision that he had. The beautiful song is credited to Lone Man, a Teton Lakota Sioux. He was also the father of Chief Red Cloud, one of the most influential Native American leaders of the late 1800's. The horses are mine, and sadly over the years, most have gone back in to the earth. But upon this canvas they are immortal.

This mixed media piece is composed of acrylic paint and pen, ink, pencil, paper, and my own photography on canvas, 12" x 12" unframed $200 SOLD

"Buffalo Fetish"

Yes, I have one. Ever since I can remember I have been fascinated with bison, imagining how it was when they blanketed the prairies. A few years ago after a flood on the creek, an ancient bison skull was revealed in the sand and gravel. I don't think it was a coincidence.

Acrylic paint with ink, bison tooth, bead, feathers, nails and suede on canvas set within a striking 4" wide brown-black frame 19" x 16" $400 SOLD

"Parfleche Pony"

Parfleche was the art of painting on hide with natural pigments; usually done in geometric patterns and by women. This piece incorporates David Thompson's record of Saukamaupee's account (as a young Cree living with a Peigan tribe) of examining the first horse they had ever encountered, found dead after a Shoshone battle.

Acrylic paint, ink, and brads on gallery wrapped canvas, sides feature nail and paint treatment 20" x 16" $600

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