Fire and Drums

On early fall evenings, after the summer rains stop and the air 'crisps', crown dancers perform a prayer to the gods for happiness and the rich blessings of life. I enjoyed painting this group near Kinishbah.

I wouldn't want to be facing these guys!

I've been away for awhile, busy doing this and that but painting every chance I can get, and not thinking too much about marketing my work. This piece is all I've managed to finish and I don't know what to call it. Any ideas? It caused me a lot of trouble. From the start I wasn't happy with the overall design, the rocks were a bear to paint and yet, it has a few redeeming qualities. The warriors look just like some of our past friends in Whiteriver! I'm still working on 2 others...I'll get them shown here as soon as I can.
PS...I have a name...scroll to the bottom and see this painting cropped and named.

Time Flies

Like everyone else, I've been very busy these past two to three months with my wonderful family, the Holidays and in my case, designing several new paintings. I haven't had much time to work on this blog, but I have been digitally preparing (ie., photographing, "HTMLing" code for paypal, etc.) some of my Native American Indian paintings to display on a beautiful and wonderfully interesting and diverse site, www.firstpeople.us. Please visit it. There is so much to see and learn there and I feel very blessed to add my small contribution to the mix. By the way, this photo was taken last July or August at the White Mountain Apache Tribal HQ in Whiteriver, AZ. We are L to R: Jerry Gloshay (Chairman Lupe's right-hand man), Me, Chairman Ronnie Lupe, and Lafe Altaha, former Tribal Chairman. (Except for Jerry, who was just a kid, we all look older, grayer, fatter but I hope a little smarter than we did 30 years ago!)