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 …

Horses intertwined

Ledger art helps one realize the vital role horses played in Native American life.  They were everything.  They were of course, transportation, but also a concrete show of wealth.  They provided a means for hunt and war and self defense.  To “count coup” on an enemy meant to get close enough to touch him, considered to be much braver than …