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. [...]
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 [...]
New for the holidays: Limited collection of portrait miniatures
Fresh-from-the-easel series emphasizes stylistic headwear Many of my clients who enjoy my large works ask for smaller pieces to round out their collection or give as gifts. I have just completed a set of miniature portraits just in time for holiday gift giving. This collection features men from warrior societies with an emphasis on headwear [...]
Western Art in Sunny Phoenix
On October 16th, I attended the Cowboy Artist of America show at the Phoenix Museum of Art. As usual, the show was an exciting event attended by the pillars of the Western Art scene. I had a great time visiting with other artists and my long‐time clients. For those of you who could not make [...]
Wahktageli, Gallant Warrior
This is the final work from my recent solo show at Legacy Gallery, Portraits of Honor Yankton Dakota Painted by Karl Bodmer 1833 Karl Bodmer painted the original portrait of Wahktageli, or “Gallant Warrior”. He was called “Big Soldier” by the Missouri traders, and was painted at the Sioux agency at Fort Lookout below Fort [...]
Mato-Tope, Four Bears
COLLECTOR UPDATE: This portrait is now available as a high-quality giclee print or a My version of this famous Mandan chief from my recent one-man show, Portraits of Honor, at Legacy Gallery Mandan Chief (~1795-1837 ) Painted at Fort Clarke by George Catlin in 1832 and by Karl Bodmer in 1834. Mato-Tope (Circa 1795-1837) was [...]
Ladookea, “Buffalo Bull”
One of the more unusual warriors featured in Portraits of Honor, my August 5, 2010 one-man show at Legacy Gallery Grand Pawnee Warrior, originally documented by Catlin in the 1830s Described by George Catlin “as a warrior of great distinction,” Buffalo Bull appears with bow and arrow in his hands and with his totem (the [...]
Red Cloud, Oglala Lakota Chief
Another of the pieces from Portraits of Honor, my August 5, 2010 one-man show at Legacy Gallery Oglala Lakota (~1819-1909) “I was born a Lakota and I shall die a Lakota. Before the white man came to our country, the Lakotas were a free people. They made their own laws and governed themselves as it [...]
Sitting Bull: Tatanka-Iyotanka
One of the pieces from my recent Legacy Gallery show, Portraits of Honor Hunkpapa Lakota Chief (1831 – 1890) “What white man has ever seen me drunk? Who has ever come to me hungry and left me unfed? Who has seen me beat my wives or abuse my children? What law have I broken?” Is [...]
Keokuk, Sac and Fox Chief
One of the pieces featured in my new show Portraits of Honor Keokuk, Sac and Fox people, 1830s Sauk 1830s Source material originally painted by George Catlin George Catlin painted two portraits of Keokuk, one at full length holding his spear of office, and then a second, after a request from Keokuk to be painted [...]
