“Courtship Blanket” 9 x 12” Oil on Panel A Native American tradition which inspired this painting is the courtship blanket. Often the courtship blanket was made for a young man by a family member, such as his sister. For an intentioned suitor to invite a young woman into the shelter and privacy of his blanket, signaled serious courtship intent. Her …
Looking for signs: I go between believing in destiny and believing we are the masters of our own destiny: perhaps it is a little of both… This image is a detail of a painting I did that involves the Thunderbird as a constellation in the Native American tradition. Looking left or looking right: different omens… life vs. death. Destiny or …
This painting is entitled “A Ribbon on the Chest” and is a painting about male prowess. In Native American tradition, each feather in a war bonnet has a story affixed to it. Usually about an achievement in battle such as counting coup, or enemy kills, or horses stolen from an enemy. The wearing of the bonnet is a narrative of …