Generations - Lakota

Fine art LIMITED EDITION signed giclee - prices start at $185

Each numbered print comes with a certificate of authenticity in your choice of high-quality watercolor paper or canvas. Paper prints are shipped rolled. Canvas prints have two finishing options: 1) Shipped rolled in a tube or 2) stretched and ready-to-hang with a gallery wrap finish. Your print will be shipped within 10 business days of purchase. Embellished giclees are only available as canvas, stretched, and ready-to-hang and take 8 to 10 weeks to complete. Read more about embellished giclees here.

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About Generations

Three generations of Lakota men in one portrait

Generations features three generations of a Lakota family. All three carry shields - the shield binds them together thematically:

• The grandfather is seated astride a horse and is the the most elaborately dressed - appropriate with his stature in the community. He wears a buffalo headdress and warshirt with ermine tassels.
• The father, standing next to the grandfather's horse, wears an impressive claw necklace and carries a shield with eagle feathers.
• The son stands in front. He carries a shield with hawk feathers and with a wolf paw motif to represent "wolf medicine."

I use circles to express the circle of life. Each person carries a round shield and the horse also has a circle around his eye (to give horse good eyesight for battle). The circular motifs are further arranged in a circle in the composition.