At the end of the roll!

About 10 years ago, I bought a 40 yard roll of canvas characterized by a 50/50 blend of cotton and linen. At the time the manufacturer had ceased production of this kind of canvas. Painting on raw canvas, I have avoided painting the whole canvas with my more recent works, realizing the beauty of the untouched surface...

This last work ("Yoiking a reindeer") is a homage to Maxida Märak, Sami singer and activist. The week before, I had accepted the challenge of painting Guipago, a Kiowa chief who was involved in the Adobe Walls battle in Texas along with Quanah Parker (left side) in the late 1800's. I called it "Texas monuments - buffalos and battles"

These last paintings evoke the importance of the land as an integral part of culture and as a vector of human survival.