I am very interested in history, and the area in which I live is filled with it.  History in the United States is not very old when compared to the rest of the world.  A great deal has happened to shape our current world in those 200+ years.

“Coming of the Iron Horse” 11 x 30” Watercolor and Gouache

Progress comes at a cost. The seemingly endless supply of bison supported the Plains Indians for centuries. It took but a decade of massive hunting by the whites for their hides, bones and for sport to nearly annihilate them. To subdue Indian insurrection and to feed the workers building the cross-continental railroad, the bison were hunted to near extinction.

Trains were referred to as an Iron Horse. Their continuous rail connection to the two coasts, the advent of the telegraph for rapid communication, and of course, the discovery of GOLD, led to the end to an era.