Closing remarks about Honoring the Weavers with Canvas and Bronze
August 21st is the last day of the Honoring the Weavers exhibit at the historic Toadlena Trading Post. The opening for Honoring the Weavers in Canvas and Bronze was held on June 18th, 2011 as part of the bi-annual community party at the post. Three of my paintings, along with three sculptures by Craig Bergsgaard, were [...]
Announcing! My new line of giclee prints is now available.
High-quality prints on canvas of some of my most popular works; Your choice of unwrapped (sent rolled) or gallery wrapped framing. Over the years, I have received literally hundreds of requests to offer my work as high-quality prints. You may purchase my giclee prints with PayPal or with your credit card; I will ship anywhere [...]
Honoring Weavers in Canvas and Bronze opens June 18, 2011
Show celebrates traditional Navajo lifeways My show celebrating traditional Navajo weaving culture, Honoring Weavers in Canvas and Bronze, is less than two weeks away. I would like to personally thank everyone who gave their support this project, the first for my new philanthropic organization, Wopila Artist Guild, especially my good friend, Western sculptor Craig Bergsgaard. [...]
Introducing The Guardian Warrior: A Blackfoot man takes aim
UPDATE: Guardian Warrior has been sold. Available at my newest gallery representative, Hayden Hays of Colorado Springs The Guardian Warrior depicts a mid-1800s Blackfoot warrior taking aim on horseback while wearing full regalia. There are several compositional and thematic elements to this painting that make it work and relay its message. Creating harmony with color [...]
Presenting Lovely Attire
COLLECTOR UPDATE: Lovely Attire has been sold. Available now: A stunning image of a young Blackfoot woman resplendent in ceremonial dress Lovely Attire depicts a c. 1880s young woman of the Blackfoot tribe dressed in all her finery. Such apparel would be appropriate for a formal or ceremonial occasion, such as a Sun Dance ceremony. [...]
Phippen Show Preview: Allure of the Flute
Currently Available for Pre-Sale Allure of The Flute, depicts a Crow warrior, adorned with red coup symbols, as he plays a traditional wooden flute. As I painted, I imagined the contrast of the powerful warrior with this gentle, haunting instrument. Composition There are three important compositional elements of this painting: Element # 1: Contour and [...]
Phippen Show Preview: The Chief’s New Gun
Update April 12, 2011: Thank you for your interest in this painting. The Chief’s New Gun has been SOLD. My newest painting, The Chief’s New Gun depicts a late-1860s Lakota tribal leader displaying a proud acquisition: his new Sharps rifle Composition There are three key compositional elements to this painting: Element #1: Contour and lighting [...]
Your questions answered: About my painting technique
I use multiple methods for multiple effects Some of the most common questions I am asked revolve around my technique: Do I consider myself a realist? An impressionist? Something else? The answer is that I am all of these, depending on the effect I want to attain. I try not to approach my work with [...]
Meet the new owners of Display of Eminence
Art and Peggy Hittner purchased Display of Eminence at the 2010 Mountain Oyster Show Display of Eminence, my entry into the 2010 Mountain Oyster Club art show in Tucson, is now in its new home. Its new owners, Art and Peggy Hittner, are recent transplants to Arizona after a lifetime in Boston. Their story of [...]
Display of Eminence sells at the Mountain Oyster show
Painting’s development process shared This year, at the 41st annual Contemporary Western Art Show held by Tucson’s Mountain Oyster Club, I had the pleasure of visiting with Art and Peggy Hittner, the eventual buyers of Display of Eminence. Before we met face-to-face, we exchanged emails about the painting. The Hittners inquired about all facets of [...]
