Soul of Years by K. Henderson

 

 

Soul of Years, 20" x 30"

 

This American Indian  wears feathers and a red ribbon in his hair. His face is painted red, white and blue.

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Wings of the Night by K Henderson

 

Wings of the Night, 30 x 30 oil on linen

This Plains Indian wears a feathered headdress with ermine tails.

I love the color Red and this painting has plenty of it. His face is painted white

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Bear Shield Talisman by K Henderson

 

Bear Shield Talisman, 12 x 9, oil on canvas

The Plains Indians 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. This would give the owner the strength and power of The Bear

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Homestead by K Henderson

 

Homestead, 20" x 16", oil on canvas

This is a portrait of a young women in front of a wooden building on an old homestead. The building has since fallen down the the women is now old looking back at days gone by.
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Fears Nothing by K Henderson

Fears Nothing, 20 x 30, oil on linen

This painting shows a Plains Indian with a black hand (coup mark) painted on his face. This is 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.

 

We Pray for Rain by K Henderson

We Pray for Rain, 36 x 36, oil on canvas

This Plains Indian carries a shield painted with Thunderbirds. These supernatural creatures are said to control rainfall.
Eagle feathers are worn in the hair of this American Indian. His face is painted white and red, he wears a Trade Blanket and a beaded shirt.

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bear Talisman by K Henderson

                                        Bear Talisman is oil on canvas, 40" x 30".
The painting is 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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Spirit Dancer by K Henderson

                                                 Spirit Dancer, 30 x 30, oil on linen

 This Plains Indian Woman wears a dress used in the Ghost Dance.

It was said that performing the Ghost Dance would peacefully end the dominance of the white Man and return abundance to the land, including the return of the Buffalo.

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The Hour of Glory by K Henderson

The Hour of Glory, 30 x 30, oil on linen

This Plains Indian carries a shield with the symbols of hail and lightning. These symbols were meant to protect the shield bearer from the forces of nature and prayer for hail  and lightning to fall on the warrior's enemy.

His hair is adorned with eagle feathers. His face is painted red, white and blue

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Holly

Holly, oil on Canvas, 20" x 16"

This Victorian lady is dressed in Mourning clothes

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Homestead

Homestead, 20" x 16", oil on canvas

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Lady K

Lady K, 12" x 9", oil on canvas

This Victorian lady wears a feathered hat and a Beaded Dress

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Rocking D

Rocking D, 12 " x 9", oil on canvas

This modern day cowgirl is dressed in a hat, scarf and two toned shirt.

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Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet, 12" x 9", oil on canvas, unframed

This Civil War era  lady is dressed in her finest.

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Trail Boss

Trail Boss, 12" x 9", oil on linen 

I've painted a series of 1880's Cowboys. This Cowboy wears the hat, vest, and scarf  typical of that time in the American West.

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Corn & Basket

Corn & Basket, 30 x 36, oil on canvas

 

 Available as a Giclee Print

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Cheyenne Moccasins by K Henderson

Cheyenne Moccasins, 36 x 36, oil on canvas

These Moccasins are decorated with silver and beads

Available as a Giclee Print

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Destiny by K Henderson

Destiny, 36 x 30, oil on linen

This Plains Indian is wearing a scarf slide made of German Silver.  When fur traders first made contact with  American Indians they traded small items in exchange for furs. Silver objects were one of the items that were popular

Eventually, items were made expressly for the purpose of trading. Around the mid 19th century these items were made from "German Silver",  an inexpensive silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel.

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Wings of the Night by K Henderson

 

Wings of the Night, 30 x 30 oil on linen

This Plains Indian wears a feathered headdress with ermine tails. His face is painted white .

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Also Available as a Giclee print

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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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