Cowboy's Sweetheart

Cowboy's Sweetheart, 20 x 30, oil on linen

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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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Dream Spirit

Dream Spirit, oil on canvas, 30" x 40". 

This painting gives you an idea of how I start all my warrior paintings. I do an underpainting in raw or burnt umber. This underpainting was taken a step further to become a finished sepia toned painting.

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Cowboy's Sweetheart

Cowboy's Sweetheart, 20 x 30, oil on linen

I worked on the faces again. I think this is it. I couldn't decide if I should leave it as a sepia tone painting or if I should layer on some color.

What do you think?

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Cowboy's Sweetheart - Work in Progress 2

Cowboy's Sweetheart , work in progress, day 2.
Today I continued working on the faces and hats of the left and center figure as well as applying the first layer of paint to the left figure's clothing.
When I do an underpainting like this, I start my mixing about 6 values of paint. These are not very precise mixtures. I do this just to make things go faster.

Demo - Top Hat Oil painting

I've done Demos on my Other Blog and I was asked to do one of an American Indian painting.

First I do a drawing on tracing paper that is the same size as the canvas. Then with carbon paper I transfer the image to my canvas

Step 1. In this step I refined my drawing and block in the background color and the red and the blue.

Step 2. After the first layer has dried, I did an underpainting with raw umber to define the lights and darks. I also added some lights to the background

Step 3. Still using the raw umber and white, I put more detail in the face, and feathers. I started painting the hat, the emblem and the starred fabric.

Next: I'll add color to the face and continue adding details

Waiting for the Sun to Rise - Oil Painting

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

This painting will soon be available at Mountain Trails Gallery

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Strength and Freedom - Oil Painting

Strength and Freedom is an oil painting on canvas, 40" x 30". This warrior is a Plains Indian. He stands against a blue sky. His shield has a painting of a Bear which is a symbol of strength. The buckskin shirt has blue and white beading. This painting can be purchased by contacting K. Henderson

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In Disguise

In Disguise is a commissioned painting. It is 36 x 30, oil on canvas. The Plains Indian warrior wears a Wolf Headdress with eagle feathers. His buffalo robe shows a painting of two warriors in battle.

The buffalo robe had many uses. One of them was for a disguise. When a rider was on horse back covered with the robe he resembled a buffalo when seen from a distance.

The wolf headdress served the same purpose. The headdress was often used by scouts to disguise themselves.

You can see more of my warriors on my website

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With Wind and Time - oil painting

With Wind and Time is an oil painting on canvas, 3o” by 40″ . It shows a plains Indian warrior wearing a bone breast plate, red and blue beads, eagel feathers and a black blanket . The painted hand on his face shows that he has ‘counted coup’ or touched an enemy in battle.

This painting can be purchased at Mountain Trails Gallery in Park City UT

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Dream Spirit

I just finished this painting today. Dream Spirit is oil on canvas, 30" x 40". This painting gives you an idea of how I start all my warrior paintings. I do an underpainting in raw or burnt umber. This underpainting was taken a step further to become a finished sepia toned painting.