Textures of the Trade
All combine to convey the textures and patterns of early American trade between cultures.
Foreign Currency II (Trade Beads)
The ancient Egyptians made beads, and then the secrets to the process of creating glass beads was lost to time.
Trade Bead Currency
Those two items, ironically, were largely luxury goods: making westward expansion and trade a fashion-driven enterprise!
Spearfish Creek I
Painting with watercolor on the clayboard, I am able to layer color in the same manner as applying glazes in an oil painting.
Spearfish Canyon Colors
I am bracing to embrace winter, as it is closely nipping at fall’s heels today!!
Bear Butte Majestic II
Bear Butte is a majestic mountain, rising from the plains, and one which traditionally (and still today) is a sacred site for many Native American tribes.