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"The Guardians" is a new work from my Treaty 7 series.
The background is a hand painted representation of a map from 1891 that recorded the location across Canada of all reservations under the 11 Treaties. I included only the region encompassing the land under Treaty 7 in Alberta and Montana.
The Blackfoot people represented here are represented here in transparent archival oils, based on the black & White photographs taken by Roland Reed, a photographer that lived among the Blackfoot in about 1900 to 1912 (public domain).
By combining the two elements of history, the land as scene by
| Exhibition: | 2024 LIMITLESS Exhibition |
| Technique: | Oil on Canvas |
| Contents: | Person, Adult, Male, Man, Face, Head |
| Edition: | Original, one of a kind artwork |
| Framed Size: | 41in x 41in |
| Unframed Size: | 38in x 38in |
| Frame: | Framed |
| Weight: | 35.0 lb |
R E Swirsky (Ray), AFCA
Calgary, Alberta
Ray is an oil painter who paints mainly western themed art. His newest work is a series of indigenous are based on the historical maps and images of the Treaty 7 and Blackfoot people.
""I always try to capture the atmosphere or sense of space in a painting when I can. When people stop and stare at a painting for a while, then it has been successful.""