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Buffalo, Stars and Stripes
14" x 20", Oil on canvas
Award Winning: Eiteljorg Musuem of Western Art and American Indians, 1st Place, Painting, 2011
*Private Collector, Browning MT |
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Water Blessing
4’ x 3’
Mixed; oil and acrylic on canvas with cowry shells and simulated elk’s teeth
**Corporate Collector, Vancouver Community College
Vancouver British Columbia
Water Blessing showcases the buffalo as a symbol or icon of strength, resiliency, traditions and blessings. The light blue skull, symbolizes sacredness. It is designed with red around the eyes to denote the eyesight of our Creator on all of life. Four moons on the forehead keep the generations in our thoughts and prayers. Behind the skull, the circle of life shadows these gifts in yellow to represent enlightenment.
To read the full interpretation, click here |
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The Voice of the Painted Bull
14" x 18", Oil on canvas with cowry shells
The Buffalo was a source of subsistence as well as spiritual inspiration to Northern Plains tribes. It was used as a centerpiece of many Northern Plains ceremonies as well as being a symbol to represent the longevity and endurance of the First Nation People.Painting the buffalo was a ceremonial process and represents a divine power that communicates though the owner as well as the people. The buffalo skull is painted in blue to represent the heavens and all of creation and the red represents the blood of the people. The skull is divided by a lightening bolt to symbolize the power of our Creator. The lines that radiate towards the skull denote the four nations recognizing its power and significance.
*Permanent Collection, Minot State University
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Buffalo Vision, My Power Comes from the West
14" x 20", Oil on canvas with rawhide, leather and beadwork
Make inquiries with the Underbrush Gallery, (701) 235.2228 |
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Untitled
5" x 7", Oil on canvas with elks teeth
*Donation for "Small Works" Auction, Yellowstone Museum, Billings MT |
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Untitled
8" x 10 ", acrylic on canvas with bell |
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Untitled
8" x 14" , Oil on canvas with rawhide and cloth
*Private Collector, Sheridan WY |
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