Ways Of The Old Ones art-code-XFS-002 1/2" stone

1/2" stone

their campfire dancing days long past

The combination of the light

Ray spent hours exploring isolated caves until a once-in-a-lifetime experience of locking eyes with the big cat happened

Ways Of The Old Ones art-code-XFS-002 1/2" stoneAcrylic, 40" x 30" Century old Edward S. Curtis photography capturing the essence of venerable warriors inspired this painting. Equally old are two accouterments for very different mindsets. The heavily beaded and quilled pipe bag carried a peace pipe and tobacco for shared camaraderie, while the backdrop is a buffalo hump shield, symbolically empowered with morning star motifs, hawk bells, and myriad eagle feathers purely for protection in battle