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		<title>Work In Progress &#8211; Christina</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[View the painting writeup &#187; 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. This painting is traditional oils on Ampersand Gessobord Masonite. The finished size is 16&#8243; x 16&#8243;. Here is [...]]]></description>
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<td width="334" align="left" valign="top" class="copy_3_12pt">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.</p>
<p>This painting is traditional oils on Ampersand Gessobord Masonite. The finished size is 16&#8243; x 16&#8243;.</p>
<p>Here is version one. On day one, I laid down a base coat for Christina’s Stetson, face, scarf, hair and leather collar.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p_tift_01.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Christina Tift' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p_tift_01_th.jpg" alt="Christina Tift" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p></p>
<p>This is day two. I have added more detail to her face and laid down my base coat for her wool coat and hands.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p_tift_02.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Christina Tift' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p_tift_02_th.jpg" alt="Christina Tift" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>Day three. I finished detailing her upper body. I also added the leather trim on the top of her chaps and the decorative leather trim with the Conchos on the front of her jeans.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p_tift_03.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Christina Tift' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p_tift_03_th.jpg" alt="Christina Tift" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>Day four. I spent the entire day roughing in the back of her saddle, saddle blanket and the horse’s rear.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p_tift_04.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Christina Tift' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p_tift_04_th.jpg" alt="Christina Tift" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>Day five. Here I have laid in the base coat for her beautiful, weathered chaps.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p_tift_05.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Christina Tift' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p_tift_05_th.jpg" alt="Christina Tift" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>Day six. I finished detailing her chaps and the back of her saddle. I was able to lay in the base coat for the front of her saddle.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p_tift_06.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Christina Tift' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p_tift_06_th.jpg" alt="Christina Tift" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>Day seven. Here I laid in the horse’s neck, mane, reins and the front of the saddle blanket.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p_tift_07.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Christina Tift' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p_tift_07_th.jpg" alt="Christina Tift" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>Here is the final! I painted in the background color and signed it.</p>
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<p>Here are three close-ups of my final version to show all the detail.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p_tift_09.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Christina Tift' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p_tift_09_th.jpg" alt="Christina Tift" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p_tift_10.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Christina Tift' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/p_tift_10_th.jpg" alt="Christina Tift" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>Thanks for riding along. Stay tuned, there are many more of my works in progress to come.</p>
<p>Denny</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[View the work in progress &#187; 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 [...]]]></description>
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<td width="334" align="left" valign="top" class="copy_3_12pt">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.</p>
<p>This painting is traditional oils on Ampersand Gessobord Masonite.</p>
<p>Signed/numbered prints available. Edition of 150.</p>
<p>Original is available. $3,800</p>
<p>Measures: 16&#8243; x 16&#8243;</p>
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		<title>Work In Progress &#8211; Proud &#8211; Jay Eagle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[View the painting writeup &#187; This fine young man is Native American, Jay Eagle from Bullhead, South Dakota. Jay is Hunkpapa/Oglala Lakota. This painting is traditional oils on Ampersand Gessobord Masonite. The finished size is 16&#8243; x 16&#8243;. Here is version one. On day one, I laid down a base coat for Jay’s face. This [...]]]></description>
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<td width="334" align="left" valign="top" class="copy_3_12pt">This fine young man is Native American, Jay Eagle from Bullhead, South Dakota. Jay is Hunkpapa/Oglala Lakota.</p>
<p>This painting is traditional oils on Ampersand Gessobord Masonite. The finished size is 16&#8243; x 16&#8243;.</p>
<p>Here is version one. On day one, I laid down a base coat for Jay’s face.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p_eagle_1.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Proud - Jay Eagle' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p_eagle_1_th.jpg" alt="Proud - Jay Eagle" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>This is day two. I have added some detail to his face and laid down my base coat for Jay’s leather bonnet straps, neck and the top of his cloth necklace that holds a feathered pendent that is just out of the picture.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p_eagle_2.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Proud - Jay Eagle' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p_eagle_2_th.jpg" alt="Proud - Jay Eagle" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>Day three. Here I added the cloth that is wrapped around his long hair braids. I also roughed in the feather cluster on his left shoulder.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p_eagle_3.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Proud - Jay Eagle' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p_eagle_3_th.jpg" alt="Proud - Jay Eagle" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>Day four. I spent the entire day roughing in all the feathers in his bonnet and more detail to his face.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p_eagle_4.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Proud - Jay Eagle' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p_eagle_4_th.jpg" alt="Proud - Jay Eagle" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>This is the final version. I finished detailing out his bonnet feathers, painted in the off-white background and lastly, I signed it.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p_eagle_final.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Proud - Jay Eagle' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p_eagle_final_th.jpg" alt="Proud - Jay Eagle" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>Here are two close-ups of my final version to show all the detail.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p_eagle_5.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Proud - Jay Eagle' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p_eagle_5_th.jpg" alt="Proud - Jay Eagle" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p_eagle_6.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Proud - Jay Eagle' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p_eagle_6_th.jpg" alt="Proud - Jay Eagle" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>Thanks for riding along. Stay tuned, there are many more of my works in progress to come.</p>
<p>Denny</p>
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		<title>Proud &#8211; Jay Eagle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[View the work in progress &#187; 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 [...]]]></description>
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<td width="334" align="left" valign="top" class="copy_3_12pt">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.</p>
<p>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!</p>
<p>This painting is traditional oils on Ampersand Gessobord Masonite.</p>
<p>Signed/numbered prints available. Edition of 150.</p>
<p>Original is sold.</p>
<p>Measures: 16&#8243; x 16&#8243;</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[View the painting writeup &#187; This is Pittsburgh Steeler All-Pro Quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger. This painting is traditional oils on museum-grade Masonite. The finished size is 20&#8243; x 16&#8243;. Here is version one. I laid down the base coat for his helmet shell. A lot more detail to come! This is day two. After his helmet [...]]]></description>
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<td width="334" align="left" valign="top" class="copy_3_12pt">This is Pittsburgh Steeler All-Pro Quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger.</p>
<p>This painting is traditional oils on museum-grade Masonite. The finished size is 20&#8243; x 16&#8243;.</p>
<p>Here is version one. I laid down the base coat for his helmet shell. A lot more detail to come!</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/s_roethlisberger_01.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Pittsburgh Steeler, Ben Roethlisberger' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/s_roethlisberger_01_th.jpg" alt="Pittsburgh Steeler, Ben Roethlisberger" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>This is day two. After his helmet and cage dried, I was able to paint the melted snow droplets on the surfaces. I also roughed in Ben&#8217;s face and added the Duke Football.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/s_roethlisberger_02.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Pittsburgh Steeler, Ben Roethlisberger' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/s_roethlisberger_02_th.jpg" alt="Pittsburgh Steeler, Ben Roethlisberger" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>Day three. Here I roughed in the upper part of his jersey, his long sleeved turtleneck shirt along with his leather gloves.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/s_roethlisberger_03.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Pittsburgh Steeler, Ben Roethlisberger' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/s_roethlisberger_03_th.jpg" alt="Pittsburgh Steeler, Ben Roethlisberger" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>Day four. I spent the day roughing in the front of Ben’s jersey that is a nylon mesh. I also added the Pittsburgh Steeler and NFL Equipment patches to his jersey.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/s_roethlisberger_04.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Pittsburgh Steeler, Ben Roethlisberger' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/s_roethlisberger_04_th.jpg" alt="Pittsburgh Steeler, Ben Roethlisberger" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>Day five. Today I added a lot of the creases and folds in his jersey. I also added the faint white dots which shows his white shoulder pads underneath. I painted in his number 7 to his jersey as well.</p>
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<p>Day six. I spent the better part of this day painting in all the black mesh holes in Ben’s jersey front.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/s_roethlisberger_06.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Pittsburgh Steeler, Ben Roethlisberger' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/s_roethlisberger_06_th.jpg" alt="Pittsburgh Steeler, Ben Roethlisberger" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>Day seven. Here, I laid in the background color.</p>
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<p>This is the final version. As you can see from the detail, you can probably tell this took many hours to paint in all the flakes of snow.</p>
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<p>Here are some close-ups of my final version to show all the detail.</p>
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<p>Thanks for riding along. There are many more of my works in progress to come.</p>
<p>Denny</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[View the work in progress &#187; Benjamin Todd &#8220;Ben&#8221; Roethlisberger (born March 2, 1982), nicknamed Big Ben, is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Steelers in the first round (11th overall) in the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Miami University [...]]]></description>
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<td width="334" align="left" valign="top" class="copy_3_12pt">Benjamin Todd &#8220;Ben&#8221; Roethlisberger (born March 2, 1982), nicknamed Big Ben, is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Steelers in the first round (11th overall) in the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio).</p>
<p>Roethlisberger earned the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2004 and his first Pro Bowl selection in 2007. He became the youngest Super Bowl-winning quarterback in NFL history, helping lead the Steelers, in his second professional season, to a 21–10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL at the age of 23. Roethlisberger led the Steelers to a second Super Bowl title in four seasons as they defeated the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, 27–23, after completing a game-winning touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes in the final 35 seconds.</p>
<p>Roethlisberger has been one of the most efficient passers in NFL history. He currently ranks 10th all-time in NFL passer rating (92.9), 5th in yards per attempt (8.06), and 11th in completion percentage (63.24%) among quarterbacks with a minimum of 1,500 career attempts. He has the fourth highest career winning percentage (.710) as a starter in the regular season among quarterbacks with a minimum of 100 starts.</p>
<p>Known for playing outside the quarterback pocket in what he calls &#8220;backyard football&#8221;, Roethlisberger also grew up idolizing Pittsburgh area native Joe Montana. Roethlisberger wears number 7 in John Elway&#8217;s honor.</p>
<p>This painting is traditional oils on Ampersand Gessobord Masonite. The finished size is 20&#8243; x 16&#8243;.</p>
<p>Original is SOLD</p>
<p>Write-up courtesy of Wikipedia.</p>
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<td width="334" align="left" valign="top" class="copy_3_12pt">The buffalo has long been a symbol of the American Spirit. Denny and his friend and jeweler, Greg Koschtial, collaborated ideas and designed this hefty work of art exclusively to be sold on Buffalo Trader Online. This unique wearable art is fabricated from a heavy, solid .925 Sterling Silver shank with a raised hand-fabricated buffalo silhouette and hand-stamped buffalo tracks on either side. Available in solid .925 Sterling Silver.</p>
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<td width="334" align="left" valign="top" class="copy_3_12pt">The buffalo has long been a symbol of the American Spirit. Denny and his friend and jeweler, Greg Koschtial, collaborated ideas and designed this hefty work of art exclusively to be sold on Buffalo Trader Online. This unique wearable art is fabricated from a heavy, solid .925 Sterling Silver shank with a raised hand-fabricated buffalo silhouette and hand-stamped buffalo tracks on either side. Available in solid .925 Sterling Silver.</p>
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		<title>Work In Progress &#8211; The Mountain King, Gage Skinner</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[View the painting writeup &#187; 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 [...]]]></description>
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<td width="334" align="left" valign="top" class="copy_3_12pt">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.</p>
<p>This painting is traditional oils on &#8220;Realgesso&#8221; Masonite.</p>
<p>The overall size is 11&#8243; x 14&#8243;.</p>
<p>This is day one.</p>
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<p>Day two.</p>
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<p>Day three.</p>
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<p>Day four</p>
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<p>Day five.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p_mountain_king_5.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='The Mountain King, Gage Skinner' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p_mountain_king_5_th.jpg" alt="The Mountain King, Gage Skinner" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>Day six.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p_mountain_king_6.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='The Mountain King, Gage Skinner' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p_mountain_king_6_th.jpg" alt="The Mountain King, Gage Skinner" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>Here is the final version of Gage&#8217;s portrait.</p>
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<p>Here are two close-ups of my final version to show all the detail.</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top"><a href='http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p_mountain_king_8.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='The Mountain King, Gage Skinner' border='0'><img src="http://www.karchnerwesternart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p_mountain_king_8_th.jpg" alt="The Mountain King, Gage Skinner" width="250" border="0" align="top" /></a></td>
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<p>Thanks for riding along. Stay tuned, there are many more of my works in progress to come.</p>
<p>Denny</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[View the work in progress &#187; 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 [...]]]></description>
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<td width="334" align="left" valign="top" class="copy_3_12pt">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.</p>
<p>This painting is traditional oils on Realgesso Masonite.</p>
<p>Edition of 150.</p>
<p>Original is available. $2,800</p>
<p>Measures: 11&#8243; x 14&#8243;</p>
<p>This piece will be included in the “Holiday Small Works &#038; More Show” at the Plainsmen Galley in Clearwater, FL. For more information call 1-888-779-2240.</p>
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