Chief Spotted Elk

Spotted Elk aka "Chief Big Foot" by the US soldiers . Skillful diplomat ,Great leader , Good warrior but remembered the most by his death in 1890.  The name  Chief Bigfoot  came from to some oversized boots he wore which he got  at Ft. Bennett  .  He was the leader of the Mniconjou people who were killed here in the massacre of Wounded Knee.    After he was killed George Trager photographed him and labeled it  Chief Bigfoot and the name stuck . He is buried in the mass grave at Wounded Knee .  His group was headed to a Ghost Dance The Calvary stopped them and Chief Spotted Elk met with them under a white flag then the Calvary wanted disarm everyone  Chief Spotted Elk agreed  then during the disarming everyone and a shot rang out .  The rest is sad history.

Graphite on 11 x 17 Stonehenge warm white paper .

Been awhile since I posted any art work. My health was a contributing factor in that. I hope to create more art.  I have some I need to photograph and post them.  My next post is a recent drawing and I will photograph older ones and post them.

Cool frosty morning.

Cool frosty morning.
This is a pastel painting on 100% cotton paper Stonehenge warm white. 12x17 . This is done with Schmincke,Art spectrum Sennelier ,and Blicks soft pastels. With Nupastels and pastel pencils .

I see you

I see you is a pastel on paper Beautiful wolf..

This is a pastel painting on 100% cotton paper Stonehenge  warm white.  12x17 . This is done with Schmincke,Art spectrum Sennelier ,and Blicks soft pastels.  With Nupastels and pastel pencils  .

Last Glow of the Day

I saw a picture of a sunset that inspired me. You could hardly see the lower part of the sunset. Artistic license  to the rescue . I changed the reference removed some trees and shrubs leaving enough to boarder the sunset with trees.

I need to work on my photography skills a bit the picture is off a bit the yellow is brighter .

This is a soft pastel 11 X 15 on a grey Stonehenge paper 100% cotton .  I used mostly  Schminckie  and Blick soft pastels with some pastel pencils.

Thank you for looking hope you enjoyed it.