Navajo Elder
I have gained wisdom during my many years living in the Navajo Nation. Also, I have suffered the Long Walk and the misery at Bosque Redondo. Our return home was joyous. “The collective trauma of the Long Walk…is critical to contemporary Navajo’s sense of identity as a people.”
Original Oil on Canvas
Size: 24" x 18"
The Smile
This young lady is casually sitting cross legged on her horse. Her hand gently cradles her head. What a treat to have her smile at you.
Original Oil on Canvas
Size: 24" x 18"
Beautiful Sky
The giant colorful midday cloud intrudes on a stunning day on the South Dakota ranch. Also, a wonderful, patterned shadow is on the pasture. The scale of the vista is shown by the size of the ranch house and barns.
Original Oil on Canvas
Size: 24" x 36"
Blessed Rain
The remote areas of the Navajo reservation can have long periods of no rain. Without rain the sheep pastures can dry up. The rain is needed to provide nourishment for the sheep and survival for the sheep herder. When the blessed rain comes, life is reassured. Late in the afternoon he watches a thunderstorm
approaching from the west.
Original Oil on Canvas
Size: 30" x 40"
Hollow Horn Bear
This young man was named after a famous Brule Lakota chief who was born in March,1850 and died on March 15, 1913. His namesake fought in many of the battles of the Sioux Wars, including the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
Original Oil on Canvas
Size: 24" x 18"
Young Grass Dancer
I just love when I perform my Grass Dance at the big Pow Wow at the Crow Fair. My attire flows as I dance to prepare the arena, tramping down the grass to enable everyone else to dance.
Original Oil on Canvas
Size: 24" x 18"
Buffalo Soldier
This portrait is one in a series of Faces of the West. He is an African American who, after the Civil War, enlisted in the Army and was shipped to the Western Frontier.
Original Oil on Canvas
Size: 12" x 12"
The Cheyenne
This portrait is one in a series of Faces of the West. Even with the constant suppression from Washington D.C., this Cheyenne Indian continues to exhibit a defiant and rebellious attitude.
Original Oil on Canvas
Size: 12" x 12"
The Trapper
This portrait is one in a series of Faces of the West. He ventured far into territory occupied by Native Americans and filled with beaver.
Original Oil on Canvas
Size: 12" x 12"
Fire on the Mountain
Suddenly, fire on the mountain was roaring on three sides of us. We must turn back and attempt to make our way down the mountain away from the inferno. Wish us success.
Original Oil on Canvas
Size: 18" x 24"
Me and Buck
Me and Buck are partners in this here life. My name is Diamond Jack. Don’t know which of us is ornerier, but it works for us.
Original Oil on Canvas
Size: 18" x 24"
First Dance
I had practiced my dance many times with my family to prepare for the big Pow Wow. That security with my family immediately vanished when I first joined the many Pow Wow dancers in a swirling chaos for my first dance. But I did fine.
Original Oil on Canvas
Size: 24" x 18"
Comanchero
This portrait is one in a series of Faces of the West. The Comanchero was a mixed blood from Santa Fe, NM, who traded with the Comanche Indians. He was a rough tough guy who dealt effectively with rough tough customers
Original Oil on Canvas
Size: 16" x 12"
Cautious Descent
Coming down a steep decline with prairie dog holes, it is a cautious descent.
Original Oil on Canvas
Size: 18" x 24"
Catch Me If You Can
The sudden flick of the giant horns causes an instant reaction from the horse. Maybe this longhorn should be left alone.
Original Oil on Canvas
Size: 18" x 24"
Buffalo Spirit
Wearing the traditional headdress of the Comanche brings strength.
Original Oil on Canvas
Size: 12" x 9"
Stealing Horses
The hardscrabble desperados have stolen horses in Canada and are driving them south into Montana for sale to customers who would not require a bill of sale. After selling the horses the desperados will rustle cattle in Montana and drive them north into Canada to sell.
Original Oil on Canvas
Size: 24" x 36"
The Searcher
Young cowboy searching the vast landscape for wild longhorns.
Original Oil on Canvas
Size: 9" x 12"
