“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 Cheyenne, incarcerated in a fort in Montana Circa 1870 – 1880.  The Ewers Ledger is named after the Calvary officer whose descendants inherited it.

None of us lives in the world of our ancestors.  It is non-the-less important to recognize the lives they lived, the sacrifices they made, the pain and conflicts they suffered.  That is a life lived, and worthy of notice, as it has in some way impacted the present in which we live.