Western Scenes | Michael meyer

• Leading 'er Back

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20 x 1

• Guardians of the Sacred Ground

  Oil, Canvas, 30 x 24

• Calling Buffalo

  36 x 24 x 1. Buffalo calling was a constant practice with plains tribes. They believed that buffalo existed for their particular use, and the migration pattern of herds was divinely controlled. They sought to assist the…

• The Pursuit

  Oil, Canvas, 18 x 24 x 1

• Lessons From Trails Walked

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 36 x 1. With this painting, I wanted to portray a Lakota family in their lodge at night, gathering around the fire. The elder is telling tales of hunting buffalo and other tales from the past ,directed…

• Early Morning Ride

  Oil, Canvas, 38 x 27 x 1. The painting is of a Cheyenne woman taking a morning ride. Yes Indian women did ride horses. I thought about naming this Early Morning Ride on her new horse, but the title was too long. Her fac…

• Proceeding with Vigilance

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 16. My feeling on this was a Lakota Scout pausing to look down river for potential enemies or just enjoying the location.

• Friendly-Encounter

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 30 x 1. A Friendly Encounter was another step in my pursuit to master historical Western American subject matter. I continue to read historically based books that expand my knowledge of the early 1800'…

• Lakota Sentinel

  Oil, Canvas, 30 x 40 x 1

• Morning Prayer

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20 x 1. In the life of the Indian there was one duty of prayer and daily recognition of the Unseen and Eternal. When he arises in the morning, he gives thanks for the morning light, life, strength, foo…

• Lakota Scout

  Oil, Panel, 11 x 14. This painting was a study for the final painting titled "Lakota Sentinel"

• Winter Camp

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 16

• Covering His Tracks

  Oil, Canvas, 18 x 24 x 1.5. The landscape setting is an area just north of Crested Butte CO. The American Indian is from several reference photos I took of a model. His tribe is intended to be Cheyenne who were prominen…

• Sacred Pipe

  Oil, Canvas, 14 x 11 x 1. With this holy pipe I will walk like a living prayer. With my feet resting upon the earth and the pipestem reaching into the sky, my body forms a living bridge between the sacred Beneath and th…

• Trapper

  Oil, Panel, 11 x 14

• River Crossing

  Oil, Canvas, 33 x 46 x 2. This is a large painting done from a photo I took at an event where artist/photographers could take pictures of western characters.

• The Cautious Warrior

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 12 x 1. Indians of the plains had to always be cautious of other Indian tribes or they wouldn't survive. This could be a Lakota brave stopping for a drink during a scouting mission.

• Pathfinder

  Oil, Canvas, 48 x 24 x 1. I have always admired the boldness and independence of the Mountain Man. I was first inspired by the movie Jeremiah Johnson, and have romanticized the life they led in my mind and my paintings.…

• Going Home

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 16. I'm the lead horse following the river through the woods. I see snowflakes falling from the sky. I hear crunching coming from other horses. I smell the trees and the human that rides me. I taste the…

• Winter Caravan

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 16 x .25. Painted for a Christmas card with the following verse: Through aspen groves veiled in snow, three riders emerge in the afternoon glow. After days of journey, they’ll soon pause to rest By the…

• Rendezvous

  Oil, Canvas, 18 x 36 x 1. This was the result of several mountain man rendezvous visits and photos taken. The landscape is a combination of Colorado locations.

• Monsoon Season

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 36 x 1. Monsoon Season was the time of year my wife, Beth, and I visited Silver City, NM where I shot many photos late one afternoon to capture the drama that I reinterpreted for this painting. I inclu…

• A Warrior's Life

  Oil, Canvas, 24 x 36. This painting has been updated with an additional Indian riding up the bank and a young boy looking back at him. I thought this brought the subjects together making for a better composition. My ori…

• War Path

  Oil, Canvas, 23 x 18. My original objective was to depict a Dekota Sioux camp along a river. For the landscape, I used a photograph I took from the Durango, CO.