The Pale of Truth

The Pale of Truth, oil on cradled Board, 24 x 18

The young Plains Indian wears a 'War Shirt' decorated with blue paint, red trade cloth with porcupine quills and hair tassels wrapped in leather. He has eagle feathers in his hair and his face is painted with white clay.

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Follows the Spirit

Follows the Spirit, 20 x 30, oil on linen

This may be my final American Indian painting for the year 2012.

The Plains Indian wear eagle feathers wrapped with trade cloth. His face is painted white with red dots and a blue/black Coup mark

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Golden Son Blue Moon

Golden Son Blue Moon, 36 x 36, oil on linen

In the Old Days pigments were made from vegetation, stones, soil and animal parts. These things were dried, ground and then mixed with with a binder (water, fat, saliva) to apply to the face and body.

The red stripe represents a tear shed for those that fell in battle

This plains Indian wears a headdress made of eagle feathers, trade cloth, beads and ribbons

This painting is available for purchase

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Heart of a Nation by K Henderson

Heart of a Nation, 30 x 30, oil on linen

This Plains Indian is wearing an eagle feather headdress. The shafts of the feathers are wrapped in red Trade Cloth. Bells, ribbon and cloth also adorn the band of the headdress.

His face is painted white with a black hand or coup mark.

Trade Cloth or "Stroud Cloth" was a cheap woolen cloth made from woolen rags and exported to the North American Indians. It was made in the town of Stroud in Glouchestershire County, England. The cloth was dyed red, blue, green, or black, and had a white edge that resulted from the dying process.

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A New Dawn

A New Dawn, 28 x 22, oil on linen

A young Plains Indian warrior prepares for a new day. He wears a beaded, eagle feather bonnet and a red scarf. His hair is tied in Trade Cloth. His face is painted with white clay. A red tear symbolizes those that have fallen in battle.

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Sees Forever

Sees Forever, 24 x 20, oil on linen

This painting is based on a photo from the turn of the 20th century. I painted it in browns and red to resemble a tinted photograph

This Plains Indian wears a feather, beads and trade cloth in his hair. The circle painted around his eye is to give him better vision.

Golden Son - American Indian

Golden Son, 36 x 36, oil on linen

In the Old Days pigments were made from vegetation, stones, soil and animal parts. These things were dried, ground and then mixed with with a binder (water, fat, saliva) to apply to the face and body.

This plains Indian wears a headdress made of eagle feathers, trade cloth, beads and ribbons

The Pale of Truth

The Pale of Truth, oil on cradled Board, 24 x 18

The young Plains Indian wears a 'War Shirt' decorated with blue paint, red trade cloth with porcupine quills and hair tassels wrapped in leather. He has eagle feathers in his hair and his face is painted with white clay.

This painting is currently available for purchase.