Beneath the Surface
Nearby, there is an ancient buffalo jump, which I incorporated into the painting: one never knows what is just below the surface.
Bison Hunt
Many of the ledger art images I have come across are very stylized: simplified forms resembling ancient cave drawings in some ways. The primal response to telling a story: to embellish where needed; and to simplify where prudent as well! I have been painting a great deal: especially liking this one, as it is depicting the importance of the bison …
Beneath the Surface
This is a detail of a painting I did of Lookout Mountain, in Spearfish, South Dakota. This local landmark is symbolic of home to me. The painting is titled: Beneath the Surface. To the west of this beautiful valley, headed to Wyoming, is an intriguing site. It was discovered when Interstate 90 was being built. It is an ancient buffalo …