To and From Crazy Horse

“To and From Crazy Horse” 11 x 30” Watercolor and Gouache on Paper Crazy Horse, a powerful Sioux chief, unified the Sioux and Cheyenne tribes to resist the United States Government.  The era in which he lived and fought were called the Indian Wars. Along with steady encroachments on Native American land, the Indians were killed with bullets as well …

Winter Count

This painting is a detail from a painting inspired by a winter count by Baptiste Good.  This winter count records the Sioux history as passed forward through narrative drawings painted on an animal hide.   This record was passed down from generation to generation, along with the story that each symbol represented.  The count recorded from winter to winter. As this …