The Delegate by K Henderson

 

The Delegate, 36 x 36, oil on canvas

 

This painting is a continuation of my 'Top Hat" series. In the 1880's The Powers That Be in the United States Government would invite American Indian leaders to Washington. There they were given gifts such as clothing, flags, hats etc. The recipient would then use these items as they saw fit. This hat is decorated with parts of a flag, an emblem from a helmet, ribbons and feathers

 

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Bear Shield Talisman - Oil painting

Bear Shield Talisman is oil on canvas, 12" x 9".

The PlainsIndians would have personal talismans that they could wear as hair ornaments, clothing adornments or hang from their shields, horses, doorways etc.
This painting shows a beaded crystal attached to a shield painted with an image of a bear.

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Dreams Await

Dreams Await, 36" x 36" ~ oil on linen

Although I used to paint horses frequently, I rarely do anymore. I decided it was time again and this is the result.

Paint Horses are my favorite horses. I love the variety of coat patterns and coloring. And it seems to blend with various face paint used by the Plains Indian

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Heart of Valor

Heart of Valor is oil on canvas, 20 x 30.

The Plains Indian has his face  painted black, white and red. He is wearing eagle feathers in his hair.

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Whispering Spirit

 

Whispering Spirit, 30 x 40, oil on linen

This Plains Indian wears eagle feathers, shells and silver . His face is painted white with a brown hand print.
The hand painted on the face is a Coup Mark, a sign of bravery. To be first to touch the enemy was regarded as the bravest deed of all. It was even a point of bravado for a single warrior to rush in among the enemy and strike one with quirt, coup stick or gun before attempting to fire, thus risking his own life.

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Sioux Shirt

Sioux Shirt is oil on canvas, 30 x 40.

This painting is a bit different then my other paintings. When I paint my Plains Indians, I sometimes spend more time on the clothing than I do on the face so I decided to do a portrait of a shirt. This buckskin shirt is embellished with quills, beads, hair and paint.

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Step in Time

Step in Time is oil on board, 11" x 14".

 I enjoyed painting all the little beads on these moccasins. And I love the red!

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Rabbit Bowl and Peppers

Rabbit Bowl and Peppers, 30 x 30, oil on canvas

I love the Mimbres bowls with animals painted on them. This bowl is placed with pots, peppers and a blanket.

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Courage and Honor

Courage and Honor is an oil painting on canvas, 20" x 30".

This Plains Indian  with his face painted in red, white and black, is wearing a hair ornament made of beads , feather and a thimble.  The American Indians would use metal object such as thimbles, mirrors and brass cartridges for ornamentation.

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Moves Like the Wind

Moves Like the Wind is oil on linen, 30" x 30"

It depicts a Plains Indian holding a shield and a eagle dance wand. His face is painted Red and white.

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Bear Talisman

Bear Talisman, oil on canvas, 40" x 30"

The painting is of a Plains Indian wearing eagle feathers and a beaded shirt He hold a shield on which is painted a bear. There is also a beaded talisman with a bear claw. The talisman is said to give the shield bearer the attributes of The Bear : Strength and Courage

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The Amulet

The Amulet, 36 x 36, oil on linen.

This painting was interesting for me because it differs from my normal Warriors in a few ways. The most obvious is that the subject is not 'looking' at the viewer. His eyes are down cast.
There are large blocks of geometric shaped color. This is intended so your focus is on the face and beaded amulet.
I also used a limited palette of black, white and raw sienna accented with red, blue and a touch of yellow.

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Circle of Life

Circle of Life is 40" x 30", oil on canvas.

This painting is different that my current work in that is shows a full figure. The American Indian is holding a shield representing the Circle of Life. He wears a striped scarf, a blanket and beaded Moccasins.

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The Watchful Heart

The Watchful Heart is oil on canvas, 20" x 30".

The Warrior stands against the background of the Grasslands of the plains.  He is painted with white clay and black and red accents.
The American Indians painted themselves for ceremonial reasons, personal recognition or protection from the sun.

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I Listen and Watch

I Listen and Watch 24" x 20" , oil on canvas.

The shield has red and blue paint representing the Earth and Sky. The symbols in the center are Deer tracks.
The red stripe on the face represents tears for the fallen.

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When Coyote Dances

When Coyote Dances is oil on canvas, 30" x 36". 

The Warriors face is painted with blue black paint. He wears a coyote head dress and eagle feathers. The medicine wheel on the headdress represents the four directions

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I Arise from the Dark of Night

I Arise from the Dark of Night, 30" x 40", oil on canvas.

The colors of the painting are almost monochromatic earth colors. The title comes from an American Indian story that tells of the Raven rescuing the stolen sun  and returning it to the sky.

The Warrior wears feathers from many birds. His shield is painted with a bird image. He wears white stripes of paint on his face.

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Walks with the Spirit - American Indian Portrait

Walks with the Spirit.  20 x 30, oil on canvas.

This Plains Indian has red face paint and wears Eagle feathers in his hair

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Waiting for the Sun to Rise

Waiting for the Sun to Rise is 30″ x 40″ oil on canvas.

 I was inspired by a Northern Ute song:

“I am Like a Bear

I hold up my Hands

Waiting for the Sun to Rise“

This is a painting of a Warrior wearing many feathers, holding a fan and a shield. His face is painted Red and Black

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Red Dawn

Red Dawn, is oil on canvas, 30 x 40.

The Plains Indian Warrior has his face painted black and white, wears a black and white blanket, and carries a shield with a bear on it. He has eagle feathers in his hair. The background is a stormy gray.

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To Dance in the Night

To Dance in the Night , 30 x 40, oil on canvas 

This Pow Wow dancer is dressed with eagle feathers, a bone chest plate, a quilled medallion and red beads. His face is painted in black and white. I like the look of the basic black and white painting with the red accents.

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Horse Nation

Horse Nation,  oil on canvas, 30" x 40".

 The plains indian warrior stands in front of a painting on buckskin which show riders capturing wild horses. The shield he holds depicts two warriors fighting on horseback. His face is painted  in red and blue black. The horse dance stick has red paint and gray horse hair.

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With Wind and Time

With Wind and Time, oil  on canvas, 30” by 40″ .

The Plains Indian warrior wears a bone breast plate, red and blue beads, eagle feathers and a black blanket . The painted hand on his face shows that he has ‘counted coup’ or touched an enemy in battle.

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