Tales told of skirmishes past are hinted at in this painting. The imagery of U. S. Calvary soldiers being pursued by a Native Americans is inspired by the Ewers Ledger. The original artist of the ledger was a Northern Cheyenne, incarcerated in a fort in Montana Circa 1870 – 1880. The Ewers Ledger is named after the Calvary officer whose descendants inherited it.
The notion of Manifest Destiny was largely a governmentally convenient philosophy to justify westward expansion in the United States.
“Tale of Conflict” 8 x 10” Oil on Panel A simplified version of another of my paintings, this image focuses in on the individual conflict between two warriors. The imagery of a U. S. Calvary soldier being pursued by a Native American, both on horseback, is inspired by the Ewers Ledger. The original artist of the ledger was a Northern …