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This painting is my first miniature. The size is 7″ x 5″. This is Stan Bearpaw. Stan is a friend and neighbor from Cody, WY. He is a full-blooded Cherokee and he is the great, great, great nephew of the famous Indian Outlaw, Ned Christie.
This painting was created using a photo that my wife, Leigh took at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center’s Powwow in 2008. This is the second painting that I have done of Stan. The first was Cherokee Outlaw. This painting is traditional oils on Realgesso Masonite. Signed and number prints are available. Edition of 150. Original is sold. Measures: 7″ x 5″ |
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Friday, March 29th, 2013
Friday, March 29th, 2013
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Here is my latest piece. It is titled Cheyenne Moon. The model’s name is Danny Reyes. My very good friend, Andrew Hogarth, photographer/writer/storyteller from Australia took the outstanding reference photograph that I used to create this painting. Andrew, in his own words describes how it all happened:
“In early August 1992, Kim, my wife and I attended the private Cheyenne Powwow at Colony, Oklahoma. We had been invited by John Sipes, Jr. the Cheyenne Tribal/Historian. The year before Kim and I had worked with John on our booklet Cheyenne Hole: The Story of the Sappa Creek Massacre, 23rd April, 1875. The Grand Entry for the powwow was 7:00 pm and by that time it was dusk and nearly no light at all. About twenty to seven, as the dancers were making their way to the arbour, I spotted this ghostlike figure appear from the crowd in the camp. I quickly walked up to the young traditional dancer and asked if I could snap a couple of images on film. The young man nodded and I shot the two images. He later said his name was Danny Reyes from the Cheyenne Nation. When I developed the film on the Monday I found one of the two images were badly blurred and the second images sharp but still a touch blurred. Still it was good enough was inclusion in my first exhibition collection ‘Native Lands: The West Of The American Indian.’ This image was highlighted in the Native Lands showing at the Jackson Hole Museum during The Falls Arts festival in September, 1996. I met with Danny again at Colony in 1996 and we created the second set of images with his new regalia. I asked him about his regalia from 1992 and he said that during a dinner break at a powwow in Albuquerque it was stolen.” I wanted to point out something in this piece that I didn’t notice until after I was about half way through the painting. If you look closely, check out the gold painted shape on David’s face. It is very cleverly painted to represent a crescent moon using his actual eye and nose, giving us the title that Andrew and I came up with, Cheyenne Moon. This painting is traditional oils on Ampersand Gessobord Masonite. Signed and number prints are available. Edition of 50. Original is available. $3200 Measures: 11″ x 14″ |
Saturday, June 2nd, 2012
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This is my very close friend here in Cody. His name is Greg Koschtial. Leigh and I met him in 2004 when he was outbid on my pistol piece that was up for auction at the Buffalo Bill History Center. The next day, we came into his store and I gave him a signed print I had. A few weeks later, a beautiful sterling silver, handmade bison pin with a 22ct. gold horn arrived in my mailbox. Greg is a master craftsman jeweler.
We soon became really good friends after that. Just before we moved here in 2007, Greg lost his left leg in a terrible motorcycle accident. He was riding near Jackson Hole, WY with a friend, and a friend of his friend. Greg spotted a large bull bison near the road and he pulled off on the berm to wait until the others caught up. The friend of a friend, wasn’t paying attention because he was standing up on his bike taking pictures and he didn’t see Greg. He slammed into his fiberglass bags on Greg’s Honda Gold Wing bike. They exploded into big pieces of sharp razors that cut his leg almost completely off. Thank God an EMS guy, and a nurse happened to be driving by. If it weren’t for them, he would have bled out in minutes. After a ton of surgeries, he now walks with a high-tech, U.S. Flag-decorated leg. He never, ever complains. I don’t know how he does it. This is a guy who survived Vietnam without a scratch and to come home years later to have this thing happen, it’s just heartbreaking! In 2010, a friend of Greg’s took several photos of him. He is Andrew Hogarth, a world famous photographer from Scotland. In my oil painting, to commemorate the incident and the “American Spirit” that he is, I painted a running herd of American bison reflected in his sunglasses. What inspiration he is!! This painting is traditional oils on Ampersand Gessobord Masonite. The finished size is 14″ x 20″. Original is sold. |
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
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This is Christina Tift. She is originally from Denmark. I met Christina and her husband, Jeff a few years back at the Cody, Wyoming Annual Horse Auction. They live in Sheridan, WY. They own a very large horse and mule ranch. Christina was kind enough to let me photograph her.
This painting is traditional oils on Ampersand Gessobord Masonite. Signed/numbered prints available. Edition of 150. Original is available. $3,800 Measures: 16″ x 16″ |
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
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This fine young man is Native American, Jay Eagle from Bullhead, South Dakota. Jay is Hunkpapa/Oglala Lakota and lives on the Standing Rock Reservation. My good friend Andrew Hogarth from Sydney, Australia that is a world-famous photographer, took the first-class photograph that I am using for my reference. His work has appeared in many, many national publications. Matter of fact, the photo has graced several magazine covers and other publications. This photo of Jay was taken in 1996 at the annual Crow Fair on land surrounding the Little Big Horn River near Billings, Montana. With regards to his powwow dancing, Jay has won close to two hundred 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards. Jay still has all the envelopes that his prize money was handed to him on those particular days.
I also want to mention, Andrew has been asked many times by many artists to paint his images. I am the first artist that Andrew has asked to paint one of his grand images! I am truly honored! This painting is traditional oils on Ampersand Gessobord Masonite. Signed/numbered prints available. Edition of 150. Original is sold. Measures: 16″ x 16″ |
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
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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. |
Monday, August 29th, 2011
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This is Pittsburgh Steeler Defensive End, Brett Keisel from Greybull, Wyoming. I posed him where he hunts, which is up on the famous Carter Mountain Range. This is located right above where we live in Cody, Wyoming. He and his father Lane, have hunted this area for many years. Matter of fact, this is the very area that I hunt as well. It’s absolute God’s Country with a view that is second to none!
Around Brett’s neck is a grizzly bear claw necklace along with turquoise and bone necklaces as well. He is holding an original “Lancaster” muzzleloader rifle that was made in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It is almost 200 years old. This painting is traditional oils on museum-grade Masonite. The finished size is 18″ x 24″. Original has been sold. One little side note, if you look close, you will see a small pair of buffalo tracks after my signature. This is to commemorate Brett’s High School mascot and my company name. I want to thank Brett for allowing me to paint his image. Also, I want to thank my wife Leigh, for taking her valuable time to photograph all the work in progress images of this painting. Please check out the other portrait that I did of Brett as a Pittsburgh Steeler, titled “:09 Seconds Remaining.” Original has been sold. |
Friday, July 30th, 2010
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Sheldon Hanson of Cody, Wyoming, The Sentinel of Southfork, is of one of Denny’s best friends and hunting buddy. Sheldon lives in the famous valley where the Southfork of the Shoshone River flows. The river flows north to join the Northfork and forms the main branch of the Shoshone River that flows through Cody. This beautiful valley was used as a pathway by many famous mountain men including John Colter and Jeremiah Johnson to conduct their fur trade business. The valley was the main route north to Montana from the Jackson Hole area.
All that know Sheldon think that this great man stands guard over this beautiful Southfork Valley as if it were his own for each and everyone to enjoy! Denny had Sheldon pose in an old, full length, buffalo skin robe. He was wearing a full coyote skin cap while holding his favorite flintlock rifle. Denny has painted Sheldon on two other occasions. Please look for the paintings titled the “Mountain Man Of Castle Rock” and “Over The Great Divide” here within this website. This painting is traditional oils on Museum-grade Ampersand, Gessobord Masonite. This piece will be included in the “Fall Harvest Show” at the Plainsmen Galley in Clearwater, FL. For more information call 1-888-779-2240. Signed/numbered prints available. Edition of 150. Original has been sold. Measures: 11″ x 14″ |
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
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Portrayed here, Alan Baker of Cody, Wyoming in character as a middle-aged, William “Buffalo Bill” Cody. This study was the first of many photos taken of Alan for this portraiture. The greatest thing about this photo, it was totally “candid,” taken on the veranda of Buffalo Bill’s historical hotel, “The Irma,” named for his daughter. Baker was waiting patiently for his turn to play his part in the 2004 “Cody Gunfighters” re-enactment when Denny’s wife, Leigh, framed this fantastic millisecond in time. Medium: acrylics.
Edition of 350. Original is available. $5,000 Inquire today about purchasing the original. Call 307-899-2052 or email info@karchnerwesternart.com Measures: 16″ x 20″ This framed original is currently on display at the Plainsmen Gallery in Clearwater, FL. |
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
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Denny’s third painting of Michael Terry is from his wife, Leigh’s, photo shoot with Michael “Bad Hand” Terry, Native American. “Bad Hand” is his given Indian name. Michael is an accomplished Actor, Stuntman, Authenticity Expert and Technical Consultant for nearly 50 motion pictures including “Dances With Wolves” and “Last of the Mohicans.” He is currently known as the nation’s foremost authority on Plains Indian history. Michael’s journeys take him all across the USA where he teaches, lectures and informs the curious public on Plains Indian history, culture, and corrects may of the myths and untruths propagated and compounded by generations of television and inaccurate historical portrayal. Michael’s mission is to undo the misunderstandings about the Native Americans from history and show the kinder, gentler side of their survival as a culture. Michael was kind enough to pose for Denny in Pinedale, Wyoming in July 2006 while he was there giving lectures on the Plains Indians history during the annual Mountain Man Rendezvous.
All the clothing, regalia, props, jewelry and such are hand-made by Michael to help explain, educate and nullify myths and legends about the Plains Indians history through demonstration, story-telling and careful and accurate responses to questions posed by his audiences. Michael has posed and been painted for the last 30 plus years by well-known western artists such as Frank McCarthy, James Bama, Howard Terpning. The piece is traditional oils on the Ampersand “Gessobord” Masonite. Edition of 250. Original is available. $5,000.00 Inquire today about purchasing the original. Call 307-899-2052 or email info@karchnerwesternart.com Measures: 16″ x 24″ |
