The making of A Brother's Protection was a family project. The two pictured in this painting are siblings and in fact, they the children of Zola Greene. Zola is a Native American model that travels across the country posing for western artists and photographers like me. I saw Zola's daughter enjoying her feet in the cool water on a hot summer day. We posed her brother behind her and this concept was born.
Sometimes brothers and sisters argue and disagree and it appears that love and compassion is the last thing in mind. Often it requires a serious situation for us to realize there are few things more important than family. This small oil painting is called "A Brothers Protection" and it depicts a real Lakota brother and sister. His father has just given him his new rifle and told his son to protect his sister in the dangerous wild west.
The making of A Brother's Protection was a family project. The two pictured in this painting are siblings and in fact, they the children of Zola Greene. Zola is a Native American model that travels across the country posing for western artists and photographers like me. At the photo shoot, I saw Zola's daughter enjoying her feet in the cool water on a hot summer day. We posed her brother behind her and this concept was born.
This is the beginning stages where I am using pencil and charcoal to begin the process:
Here, I am adding oil paint to get a feel of what colors I will use:
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