Before the Wars

The title 'Before the Wars' was given because in the background there are covered wagons as well as tepees. This original watercolor is hanging in our hallway and is matted and framed with a small Indian war ax mounted underneath. The ax was made for me by a 19 year old Sioux Indian from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. While the original is not for sale, there are giclee prints available. Matted size with arrowhead and feathers in a cutout on the side is 26"x33".

In the mist

This is an original watermedia using gels as well as acrylic paint to create the misty scene. Image size is 8" x 8".

Untitled

This textured or 'encostic without wax' painting, using acrylic paint was done in a workshop that I attended with Nancy Reyner and is part of my private collection.

Spooked

In this textured painting you don't know if the birds spooked the buffalo or the buffalo spooked the birds. You decide. The image size is 13 3/4" x 13 3/4" and framed it is 21 1/2" x 21 1/2".

Sleep standing up

This is a small framed 5" x 7" original. This little fellow joined with the others during a hard work day. Cowboys worked from 'can 'til can't' and most at one time or the other fell asleep anywhere they could including in the saddle

Curious - SOLD

This is also a framed 5" x 7" watercolor. Obviously he heard something in the woods and is on alert

Mov'in the herd

A 5" x 7" framed original watercolor.

Untitled collage #11

This is a small unframed collage using papers, acrylic paint and transfers.

Untitled watermedia

This is a 4" x 6" watermedia painting mounded on black foamboard. Gels and acrylic paints were used to create texture. Finished size is 5 1/2" x 8".

Untitled watermedia

This is a 5" x 7" watermedia using gels for texture and painted with acrylics, mounted on black foamboard. Final size is 8 1/2" x 7"

Untitled watermedia

This is a 7" x 9" original watermedia using gel mediums for texture and then painted using acrylic paints. It is mounted on black foamboard and final size is 11" x 12".

Untitled watermedia

This is an original watermedia painting, size 7" x 9" mounted on black foamboard the final size being 12" x 11". I used gels for texture and then painted, using acrylics. This one and the one above make a nice set since the colors are the same.

Untitled Collage #8

Everything surrounding the buffalo is textured collage with the exception of the white. I painted it as one large piece then cut out the buffalo and mounted both pieces on Mulberry textured paper. The framed image is 26"x26"

Untitled Watercolor - SOLD

This is a small watercolor with one of my favorite things in the background. A horse, of course. Image size 5"x7"

Untitled Collage #10

This first collage is actually one of three that can be sold as a set or individually as they are matted and framed to compliment each other.

Original Collage #9

This is the second collage in the set of three. The third one is quite small and doesn't lend itself to being scanned.

Miniatures

Below are some unique 4"x 4" frames with the image 2" x 2". I found the company that makes these frames after 'googleing' until I was blue in the face, but am very pleased with the outcome. I have many of these on display in my shows. Each painting is an original. The frames have a stand for table display or they can be hung on a wall.

Untitled Collage #7

This is a very simple collage using just a rubber stamp, a real stamp, tissue paper and paint. I have a lot of 'old world' items to use in collage including my grandfather's passport, visa and naturalisation papers when he came to this country in 1912. I make copies and transfer them on tissue paper for a delightful effect. Image size is 5"x5".

Original 5"x7"

I always have framed 5"x7" originals at my shows. The following are some examples. The framed size is 8"x10".

Untitled Collage #6

This was an early collage using lace, textured paper, a rubber stamp of a woman's face and paint. I also show this as an example for teaching the beginning class that I give.
Image size is 10"x18".

Untitled Collage #5

This is a small collage and the image is a medicine shield that was used by the Pacific Northwest Indians. Image 3"x5".

Cooling Their Heels

This is a new original watercolor and is painted on watercolor canvas. The top half is very textured giving the trees a lot of depth. Framed size is 27"x38".

Autumn Blaze

The original painting was done using the Masa (in the rice paper family) paper procedure that is explained a little in the next painting. It creates texture on the top half of the painting. Matted size 22"x30".

Friend or Foe?

On this painting, Masa paper was used after soaking in water, wadding it up in a ball to break the sizing, drying and then adhering it over the entire piece of Illustration Board. The texture of the Masa gives the rocks a really nice three dimensional look. If you enlarge the print you will see two people in the background crossing the river. Matted size is 22"x26".

I Win

Wouldn't it be fun to be on the sidelines and watch wolves play? This original painting was done with Masa paper, soaked, dried and then adhered to Illustration Board. Matted size is 22"x30".

Don't Move

The original painting was done with Masa paper on the top half creating a lot of texture in the tree area. The 'Don't Move' leaves the viewer to wonder which one is saying that, the man in the background or the bear. Matted print is 22"x25".

Winter Village

This is also one of my favorites. The original was painted on illustration board and was done just after I returned from one of the workshops with Morten Solberg. The man taught me not to be afraid of a white piece of paper. Matted prints 22"x30".

Untitled Collage #3

This is another collage that is painted on the gallery wrap canvas, meaning that the image continues on all four sides.

Untitled Collage #2

This collage is 'floated' with a black background and the unframed image is 12"x14".

Looking for Buffalo

The original watercolor was painted on illustration board and is part of my personal collection.

Buffalo were a mainstay of plains Indian life, furnishing food, clothing, shelter, weapons and material for spiritual ceremonies.

26"x30" matted giclee prints are available.

Come on Boy, I'm Tired

This is a framed 24"x36" watercolor on the new watercolor canvas. Since there is no glass and no mat the painting is quite light.

Free - Leave Him

I started this watercolor to go with 'Going to Meet the Family' but when the trees were finished the look was so 'cold' that it had to be a winter scene. This matted print is 24"x34".

Going to Meet the Family

This original was one of my favorites and while painting, everything just fell into place. The matted size is 22"x32", however, I do have 6"x14" prints.

Untitled Collage #1

This is a small 2"x3" collage on gallery wrap canvas, therefore the image continues on all four sides.

The Downfall of a Nation

The framed image is 12"x36". The gold in this collage represents one of many reasons that most American Indian cultures were decimated from one coast to the other. The white below the painting is a turkey feather dyed to represent an Eagle feather which was and still is highly prized by all American Indian people.

The Smoking Mountains

This is a paper on paper using MASA paper over the entire piece of illustration board after a process of soaking and drying before painting. Approximately 19"x26", matted and framed.

Sad Trip Home

This is called a 'Sad Trip Home' since it depicts a lost warrior being taken home. This original is another part of my personal collection and I have actually added several other riders. Watercolor on 100lb Crecent Illustration board. It is 24" x 36" matted and framed.