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Thundering Herd, 48” x 36” Oil ~ Sold

In the 1800’s there were 10’s of millions of American Bison roaming the western plains of the U.S.  What happened to their numbers after the Transcontinental Railroad was completed, was nothing short of a travesty.  It is a long and sordid tale indeed - and needs further telling, but not by me.  I feel lucky enough to have seen thriving herds of buffalo as they thunder across the land, big bulls fighting and roaming about. Even-though we will never see the millions that once roamed our country, hopefully the conservation of the species will continue to grow so our great grandchildren can experience them as well.

Call of the Wild, 36 x 24 Oil ~ Sold

A lone wolf harmonizes with a distant pack on the first full moon closest to the Autumnal Equinox ~ The Hunter’s Moon, or Harvest Moon signifies the closing of the autumn months and signifies the coming of long winter nights.  Wolf packs are hierarchal, which means safety and survival. “The proper function of man is to live, not just to exist” ~ Jack London

Once a Ranger always a Ranger, 24 x 24 Oil ~ Sold (Briscoe Museum ~ San Antonio, Tx

 

Between Earth & Sky, 18 x 18 Oil ~ Sold

"The buffalo has alway been an icon of the west ~ a powerful figure, standing alone that symbolizes our past and uncertain future.”

 

Patience - Woodcock, 11 x 14 Oil ~ Sold $7,300 (Copley Auction)

 

The Bamboo Whipper, 24 x 19 Oil ~ Sold 

 

Whispering Willows, 30 x 36 Oil ~ Sold

 

The Reckoning, 24 x 30 Oil ~ Sold $21,800 (Jackson Hole Art Auction)

 

Canyon Creeper, 12 x 24 Oil ~ Sold (Prix De’ West Invitational, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum)

 

The Great Herd at the Western Gate of Yellowstone, 30 x 48 Oil ~ Sold $22,800

"Historically the buffalo had more influence on man than all other Plains animals combined. It was life, food, raiment, and shelter to the Indians. The buffalo and the Plains Indians lived together, and together passed away” ~ Walter Prescott Webb

Bad to the Bone ~ American Bison, 46 x 42 Oil ~ Sold $46,800 (Prix d’ West Invitational, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum)

For generations, Native American Indians dreamed of the buffalo, prayed to him, told myths about him ~ made a sign for him using their hands and forefingers crooked inwards, and drew magic symbols of him on cave walls, rocks, their clothing and teepees. The buffalo meant everything to them ~ food, clothing, shelter, survival. A herd bull is formidable, he doesn’t look at you, he sees through you.

Romeo of the San Juan, 36 x 36 Oil ~ Sold $17,500 (Scottsdale Art Auction)

 

Evening Prize, 24 x 36 Oil ~ Sold $34,000 ( Coeur d’Alene Art Auction)

Joys come from simple and natural things ~ love of the outdoors, camaraderie of brothers with a common goal of adventure, camping gear and a canoe.

"There is magic in the feel of a paddle and the movement of a canoe, a magic compounded of distance, adventure, solitude, and peace. The way of a canoe is the way of the wilderness and of a freedom almost forgotten. It is an antidote to insecurity, the open door to waterways of ages past and a way of life with profound and abiding satisfactions. When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known.” ~ Sigurd F. Olsen, The Singing Wilderness

Frick & Frack, 24 x 30 Oil ~ Sold $14,000 (Jackson Hole Art Auction)

 

Woodland Prize, 16 x 16 Oil ~ Sold

 

A Forgotten Time, 18 x 36 ~ Sold (Prix De’ West Invitational, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum)

 

Life of a Trapper, 11 x 15 Watercolor ~ Sold

 

From the Deep, 20 x 24 Oil ~ Sold

 

Midnight Tracker, 30 x 40 Oil ~ Sold

 

Hunters Moon, 36 x 48 Oil ~ Sold $48,000

 

Forest Sentinels, 36 x 48 Oil ~ Sold $38,500 (Charlie Russell Museum)

 

Up Close and Personal, 30 x 40 Oil ~ Sold $38,000

 

Magic Hour, 24 x 36 Oil ~ Sold

 

Fathers Return, 20 x 15 Oil ~ Sold

The charm of a pristine lake, a warm crackling campfire and family.  Many memories from my childhood have canoes, duck boats, wall tents,  hunting and fishing gear and campfires in them. But nothing warms my heart more than a reunion with a loved one.