54th National Exhibition, "Dreamweavers"

BARBARA GERARD-MITCHELL COMPANIONS

16” x 20” — Oil $1,200

My inspiration for this piece came as I was observing a herd of buffalo near the Blackfeet Reservation in northern Montana. A lone buffalo paused momentarily with busy birds on his back. I toned my canvas with Transparent Red Oxide, and created a glow around the buffalo, then used strong paint strokes to indicate the massive power of the bison.

BARBARA GERARD-MITCHELL • WAOW Associate • MT • www.barbaragerardmitchell Barbara Gerard-Mitchell resides on her family ranch in Northern Montana and is a member of the Blackfeet Tribe. Barbara has been painting and drawing throughout her lifetime and is a graduate from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, N.M. with an Associate of Fine Arts Degree. Barbara maintains a private studio and gallery “Wild Horses” located at the Marketplace on Main and Gallery in Cut Bank, Montana. She is regularly juried into the Red Bluff Western Art Show, National,Mother Lode Show in Placerville, CA., the Draft Horse Classic, in Grass Valley, CA. Red Cloud Indian Art Show in Pine Ridge, SD., where she has won numerous awards and ribbons.

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