Mandan Star Shirt BNC Ring 9-1/2" T x 12" L

9-1/2" T x 12" L x 6" W

The object then has become the recipient vessel of the energy given it

The valley running south of Ennis to West Yellowstone offers stunning visuals and that was our focus

Standard: 52” x 69”

I studied the rain scenes from Paul Greengrass’s recent western - News of the World - with Tom Hanks and the effect added such mood and textural detail to Hanks’ face and clothes that I could not remove the prompt from my head

Mandan Star Shirt BNC Ring 9-1/2" T x 12" Lacrylic on canvas, 60" x 50" Stars figure a lot in Indian art. The famous Comanche chief, Quanah Parker, painted stars on the roof of his traditional home in Oklahoma. Ive been playing around with the use of stars as well, covering Indian clothing with them in various settings. The shape of this figure is loosely based on a portrait of a Mandan Chief by Karl Bodmer (1808 1893). But this painting is strictly from my imagination.