Water Protector

I stand with Standing Rock. Their fight is all of our fight. Water is life! I never thought of myself as an "activist" before until now. If I had the means I would join the Sioux nation and stand up against the pipeline.

What does all this mean? If you have been following the fight at Standing Rock near the Sioux Reservation, then you know about the protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The pipeline is suppose to cross under the Missouri River. The Sioux Tribe is trying to stop it. They have called all the Native Nations together to help protect their homeland and keep the water safe for future generations. The world is watching. People from all over have been watching the horrible way the water protectors are being treated.

My painting, Water Protector, is a statement of support. I'm unable to join them in person and feel distressed about that. One morning on my way in to the studio I had a vision of an Eagle pulling a black snake from the water. The Sioux tribe call the pipeline "the black snake". The vision was very powerful in my mind and I knew I had to paint it.

The image of the eagle pulling the black snake is simple yet powerful. It shows the struggle between our Native Nation and our big oil companies.

I'm pledging the money from the sale of this painting and any prints or products to the Standing Rock protesters.

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