Spearfish Canyon Winter Sunshine
South Dakota’s moto used to be the Sunshine State
Spearfish Creek II
I am exploring the unique effects I get from painting with watercolor on a specially prepared board, called clayboard.
Spearfish Creek III
Fall colors are prime in Spearfish Canyon right now.
Within the Fabric
The Thunderbird is a symbolic form in Plains Indian culture. The strength and tradition it represents remains within the fabric of this rich culture.
Crow Peak in the Spring
In Spearfish, an old rule of thumb, is not to put anything outside in the garden or planting beds until the snow is melted off of Crow Peak.
Extinction of the Herd
Symbolically, the bison is evident in the Native culture, and the most sacred of all was the white bison. Once the bison herds were driven to near extinction, this way of life ended.
Thunderbird Vision
Thunderbirds are held in great reverence in many Native American cultures. This legendary bird was believed to possess supernatural strength, and that thunder was caused by the beating of the wings, resulting in wind.
Artists of the Black Hills Exhibition
If you are in Spearfish in the next couple of weeks, stop in to see the 7th Annual Exhibition of the Artists of the Black Hills! Held in the Spearfish Arts Center, right underneath Matthews Opera House in downtown Spearfish. Representing 45 + professional artists and 5 regional galleries from the Black Hills Region, this is an outstanding exhibit and …
Day Six of the Artist Exchange
Today we went to Kevin Costner’s interpretive center near Deadwood, called Tatanka. Tatanka is Lakota for Bison. This site has a intriguing meld of the history of the bison, and homage to the Native American way of life. In an introductory film of Costner’s dedication speech, he summed it up for me: the history of the Black Hills is one …