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Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
The Mountain King, Gage Skinner

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This is Gage Skinner. Gage is a cultural anthropologist, widely-traveled former Peace Corp Volunteer, Foreign Service Officer (South America), State and National Park Service Ranger (Oklahoma and the Rocky Mountain Region), professor at Grossmont-Cuyamaca College District, Fur Trade historian, re-enactor and poet. Gage posed for me in 2006 at the Mountain Man Rendezvous in Pinedale, Wyoming.

This painting is traditional oils on “Realgesso” Masonite.

The overall size is 11″ x 14″.

This is day one.

The Mountain King, Gage Skinner

Day two.

The Mountain King, Gage Skinner

Day three.

The Mountain King, Gage Skinner

Day four

The Mountain King, Gage Skinner

Day five.

The Mountain King, Gage Skinner

Day six.

The Mountain King, Gage Skinner

Here is the final version of Gage’s portrait.

The Mountain King, Gage Skinner

Here are two close-ups of my final version to show all the detail.

The Mountain King, Gage Skinner

The Mountain King, Gage Skinner

Thanks for riding along. Stay tuned, there are many more of my works in progress to come.

Denny



Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
The Mountain King, Gage Skinner

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This is Gage Skinner. Gage is a cultural anthropologist, widely-traveled former Peace Corp Volunteer, Foreign Service Officer (South America), State and National Park Service Ranger (Oklahoma and the Rocky Mountain Region), professor at Grossmont-Cuyamaca College District, Fur Trade historian, re-enactor and poet. Gage posed for me in 2006 at the Mountain Man Rendezvous in Pinedale, Wyoming.

This painting is traditional oils on Realgesso Masonite.

Edition of 150.

Original is available. $2,800

Measures: 11″ x 14″

This piece will be included in the “Holiday Small Works & More Show” at the Plainsmen Galley in Clearwater, FL. For more information call 1-888-779-2240.




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