This painting is entitled “Leaving One’s Mark”

I feel this is what I am doing in life:  leaving my mark.  Hopefully it is a good mark.  Mankind has left his mark over the years, and this is what my painting is about:  the tell-tale signs of life which we leave behind.

The petroglyph wall carvings depicted here are renderings of actual ancient rock carvings which can be found all over the plains region in which I live.  Not a lot is known about the native  people who left these drawing, yet much is know, as well.  Similar renderings are found the world over.

The moccasin depicted is a beaded Cheyenne relic.  I was struck by the checkered pattern the maker incorporated into this not only functional article of clothing, but the attention to detail as well.  The rock carver and the garment maker each left their mark, lasting much beyond their lifetime.