Judy Larson 'Slow Bull'
Slow Bull was a respected Oglala Sioux subchief who joined his first war party at the age of fourteen. At the age of seventeen he captured one hundred and seventy horses from the Apsaroke. That same year he received medicine from buffalo in a dream as he slept on a hilltop—not fasting or meditating, but resting from hard travel on the warpath. Over the course of his storied lifetime he engaged in fifty-five battles with rival tribes and his distinctive features can be seen in the shoulder of Judy Larson’s bull buffalo.
“I personally ‘met’ this bull buffalo in the middle of a thunderstorm, roaming wild with three hundred other buffalo on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana. Some of the oldest buffalo were nearing thirty-five years of age and most of the old bulls stayed by themselves, but this seasoned veteran had come to join the herd as rutting season began. He was massive and awesome.”
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas:
limited to 200 s/n.
22"w x 16"h.
Price: £395.00
Judy Larson 'Ebenezer and the War Horse'
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas
Image Size24" w x 24" h.
Edition Size200 s/n.
£390
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Print
Image Size: 21" w x 21" h.
Edition Size: 550 s/n.
£130
Shipping in September
Price: £390.00
Judy Larson 'Eagles Gift' Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas
“Native American legends have always intrigued me,” says Judy Larson, “especially those involving talking animals. So it was difficult not to be enthralled by one such story, a Cheyenne legend in which an eagle is trapped in a dead elk’s antlers. After asking for help from a warrior who is out hunting, he is set free. The eagle is so grateful that his life has been saved that before flying away, he tells the man to go to the other side of a hill and to look below. There the warrior sees his reward, a beautiful stallion covered with black and white spots exactly like an eagle’s feathers.”
Spotted eagle feathers, highly prized by Native Americans, come only from the tail section of immature golden eagles. In Eagle’s Gift, Judy has replicated the eagle feather pattern on the horse’s coat and has hidden therein an eagle or two.
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas:
limited to 200 s/n.
18"w x 24"h.
Price: £335.00
Judy Larson "The Alpha's" Fine Art Giclée Canvas
Fine Art Giclée Canvas
24" w x 18 " h.
300 s/n.
Shipping in March
Price: £420.00
Judy Larson 'The Gift'
Loyalty is a passion, a belief, a gift bestowed only upon those who earn it. Few leaders fired the vehemence of loyalty greater than Tatanka Iyotake, the Lakota Chief Sitting Bull.To The People, loyalty was not only a characteristic of man, but also extended to the natural and animal world. In his final years, Sitting Bull proudly rode Circus Horse, a gift from Wild West impresario Wild Bill. Some scoffed at the horse, trained to act and dance in the renowned traveling show but, with the talent of any great leader, Sitting Bull recognized in Circus Horse the fire of a true noble spirit. This was the late 1800s, the time of the Ghost Dance, a ceremony to rid the land of white people and restore the Indians' way of life.The American government feared that Sitting Bull would join the movement and bring the Lakota with him. Indian police were sent to arrest him, and a battle quickly ensued. At the sound of bullets, Circus Horse began the act he had been trained to do: a dance of pawing the ground and throwing his mane.To the Lakota it was far more. Circus Horse's great white body remained at Sitting Bull's side throughout the battle and, after the Chief was struck down, danced for hours more in respect for the fallen man. It is said that Circus Horse was possessed with a spirit, for throughout the entire battle, this imposing target was not struck by a single bullet. Discover the face of loyalty in Judy Larson's The Gift.
Image size: 28"w x 13"h.
Edition Size:200
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £360.00
Judy Larson 'The Ghost Wind'
It has been said that in the early mists of dawn they were invisible; in a snowstorm, undetectable; in battle, unseen. Then, like the spirits for which they were named, they inexplicably appeared.
Ghost Wind horses carried big medicine. Along with their stealth, they were exceptionally intelligent. They were trained to be fierce combatants, but, like warrior-poets, they were also renowned for their complacent and docile nature. Their value to the tribe was known to be greater than that of any human.
Distinguishing each Ghost Wind were two to four, or a handful of dark spots, but only on its left side. "Lightening" or vanishing stripes graced the cheekbones of the face. The skin of the body was silver white, the hair more like fur, and dark "stockings" covered the legs. The direct father/son breeding line traced back to the Northwest's Siletz and Talimook peoples, who bred their horses with Russian (as opposed to Spanish) spotted horses. Quite rare, they did not appear in every generation.
Considered to be forever wild, a Ghost Wind was never "owned," but simply watched over by a caretaker or custodian. Still, its training was intense. It could be counted on to continue an attack against a foe, even after its rider had fallen. Yet, directly after battle this forceful warrior would be placed in the care of an eight, or nine, or ten-year-old child. Such was the training and nature of this remarkable horse that, returning directly from the violence of warfare, a small child could handle it. A noble spirit, indeed.
The Noble Spirit Series
Concealed imagery has long been a hallmark of a Judy Larson composition, a second part to the story she tells in any painting. With The Ghost Wind,however, both the portrayal, as well as the story, begin and end with the beauty of, and the passion for, the unique horse itself. The Noble Spirit series will interpret the nature of legendary North American animals without the aid of concealed imagery.
32" w x 20" h.
200 s/n.
Price: £450.00
Judy Larson 'The Survivors'
Judy Larson's newest work conveys an inspiring message of hope and renewal. "Few people know," she explains, "that by 1902, the last wild herd of bison numbered only 23 animals. Native Americans had been deprived of a deep spiritual connection with the bison, on whom their culture depended. I am gratified to know that concerted efforts are being made to reintroduce bison on tribal lands." Judy's art takes us back to Yellowstone in 1902. We see life renewed in the bison calf and the land bringing forth new growth after a fire. Published from the artist's original scratchboard painting.
Image size: 17"w x 29"h.
Edition Size:150
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £420.00
Judy Larson 'The Pursued'
Full of mystery and power, the Native Americans of the north understood that the wolf was sacred. They called him "Brother," and knew in their souls that he was an integral part of the land. Yet the wolf, by its very nature, incites passions for and against it. Today, the gray wolf occupies only 2% of the land he once ranged, and bounties still exist on wolves in some states. In the latest of her "On the Run" series, Judy has us encounter a pack of three wolves that has silently woven its way through a snow-covered forest. As they move towards us, a fourth brother joins them, a spectral ancestor and spirit of the wildness that this noble creature so embodies.
Look Closer...The time consuming art of scratchboard is unrivaled in its detail, allowing Judy's seemless concealment of imagery within her subject.
Edition Size:200
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £420.00
Judy Larson 'The Misfits'
The Misfits is the sixth and final offering in Judy Larson's On the Run series, which focuses on animals in dire circumstances. "Perhaps by revisiting a few of these incidents in our country's history, we will not be destined to repeat the events of the past, but will seek to value our wildlife," says Larson.
"The Misfits refers specifically to tragic fate of the many thousands of wild horses in Central and Southern California that once roamed the state where I live," Larson says. "Several times a year, I travel through the Central Valley of California, where crops are now grown and cattle and sheep graze. Since reading of the thousands of horses that ran free upon that land, I find that I cannot pass through without imagining what a sight they would have made and what an appalling tragedy it was to lose them all in violence. I'd like the viewer to engage with the eyes of The Misfits horses and to remember that there are still wild horses on public lands today that love their lives and freedom every bit as much as those wild horses of yesteryear. The horses in The Misfits represent a few of the survivors, as well as some of the ancestors, of the wild horses of today."
Image size: 30"w x 20"h.
Edition Size:200
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £445.00
Judy Larson 'Kinship
Image size: 31"w x 18"h.
Edition Size:250
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £420.00
Judy Larson 'Intent'
"Like so many aspects of nature, Intent has several different meanings," says artist Judy Larson. "This alpha female wolf is intent as she peers through the trees of an autumn forest at the viewer. But, ah, now that she has been seen, what is her intent?" Larson's unique artistic signature is her meticulous scratchboard technique and art of concealment. With her dedication to the natural environment and aptitude for explicit detail, it's not surprising that Larson would choose an art process that demands exacting skill. Passionately ecological, Judy Larson's highly detailed paintings are not only insightful and beautiful, but offer an array of secrets hidden within the images.The two wolf pups hidden in Intent represent the period in their young lives when wolves embark on a crash course of socialization in which they forge emotional bonds and establish their dominant status with their littermates.
Image size: 14"w x 11"h.
Edition Size:200
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £185.00
Judy Larson 'With Freedom for All'
The word freedom is a powerful, emotionally charged word, evoking ideas of independence, free will, opportunity, and inalienable rights. Freedom enables change, learning, understanding, rescue, and salvation. The very nature of the word, "freedom," however, implies that there are those who are not free.
The eagle images hidden in artist Judy Larson's painting, With Freedom For All, symbolize her deep desire for freedom in America, not only for its citizens, but also for its wildlife. The single, proud and wild horse symbolizes the millions of other horses that once roamed our great land. And, the eagle feathers refer specifically to a time when Native Americans lived freely with pride and purpose.
Freedom is not yet secured for all. At this very moment, an all out war is being waged against wolves. New legislation has already been signed that opens the door to the slaughter of wild horses and burros. And, tragically, for many Native Americans, they keep their heritage silent.
Let there be freedom for all.
Image size: 20"w x 20"h.
Edition Size:250
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £355.00
Judy Larson 'Fire And Flight'
Image size: 27"w x 16"h.
Edition Size:250
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £420.00
Judy Larson 'The Defiant'
Fifth in the On the Run Series In her On the Run series, artist Judy Larson focuses on animals that either find, or have found, themselves in dire circumstances. The Defiant is inspired by a heartbreaking chapter in history.
"The year was 1858, and several companies of soldiers under the leadership of Colonel George Wright were engaged in a punitive military expedition against the Native American tribes, Yakama, Spokane, Palouse and Coeur d'Alene," explains Judy Larson. "On the morning of September 8, Colonel Wright and his troops spotted a large cloud of dust which revealed the position of 800 Palouse horses. Although a valiant effort was made by the tribes to drive their horses into the mountains, after a fierce skirmish, the majority of the herd was captured. Although it was a crime to kill a horse on the frontier, it was Wright's job to subdue the tribes' powerful hold over their land and to demoralize them. It took the better part of two days to shoot, club and kill all the horses and, as the Native Americans watched helplessly from the hills, they could not believe what they saw. Today, along the banks of the Spokane River, a monument marks the site that became known as Horse Slaughter Camp."
Image size: 19"w x 23"h.
Edition Size:200
Published from the artist's original work.
This now has limited availability at the publishers
Price: £420.00
Judy Larson 'Air And Escape'
Second in the Forces of nature Series
Air, particularly in the form of wind, can spook even a savvy horse more than any other element. The wind provides protection to the wild horse, carrying smells of danger, and giving it time to escape to safety. The white buffalo also depends on this same protective power which the air provides. In the world of the Plains Indians, the white buffalo was revered and especially sacred. Deemed the most acceptable gift that could be obtained to offer to the Great Spirit, this rarest specimen of all buffalo, when encountered, was always killed for sacrifice. Ceremony and ritual accompanied the taking of a white buffalo. Although different tribes used the skin in various ways, all of them prized the white buffalo for its powerful spirituality. Today, when a white buffalo calf is born, it is visited by Native Americans and acknowledged as a symbol of the return to the old ways. It is a sign of answered prayers and that people are coming back to religion and spirituality
Image size: 16"w x 26"h.
Edition Size:200
Published from the artist's original work.
Price: £420.00
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Judy Larson 'One With'
Iyuptala: Ee-yoo-P'TAH-lah. "The Native American's relationship with the elements, the earth and its inhabitants were viewed as "one with." He moved through nature as he did with his animals, not as an owner or as a subduer, but as an equal, a companion, a brother. Total trust existed between the Native American and his horse, with whom he was "one with." They moved together as one. They understood each other. They listened to each other. So powerful was this understanding, this respect, that the very rocks in One With speak of this relationship. Nature, the animal, and the Native American are as one unit. There is no question. The Native American and his horse belonged here, "one with" each other, with their Creator, and with His creation"
These are the words of artist Judy Larson whose eloquence is clearly not limited to her art. Judy's passion has earned her the standing as one of America's leading artists. Her technique, the painstakingly detailed process of scratchboard, lends itself wonderfully to her art.
Image size: 20"w x 24"h.
Edition Size:150
Published from the artist's original work.
November 2001
Judy Larson 'Medicine Crow'
Image size: 20"w x 20"h.
Edition Size:250
Published from the artist's original work.
September 2000
Judy Larson 'The Fugitives'
All across North America the wilderness and all that is wild and free about it continues to slowly disappear. In Judy's new series, "On the Run," she concentrates on animals that either find themselves in or have found themselves caught up in dire circumstances.
"The Fugitives" is inspired by the Bureau of Land Management's plan to remove, over the next several years, nearly fifty percent of all wild horses from public lands. Running towards us from a dark background, these three are headed for a future that is even more foreboding. Larson, through her unique scratchboard and concealment technique has immortalized other members of the herd in the coats of these three wild spirits "on the run."
Look Closer...The time consuming art of scratchboard is unrivaled in its detail, allowing Judy's seemless concealment of imagery within her subject.
Image size: 28"w x 20"h.
Edition Size:200
Published from the artist's original work.
April 2002
Judy Larson 'Elusive'
"If one is a wolf, the best way to survive is to be elusive," says Larson. "The art of survival can depend upon how skillful one is at eluding capture, as well as how subtle one is in one's daily activities, making it difficult to be detected. Unfortunately, and despite its wariness of people, the wolf will use natural habitats like forested areas and other settings that are in close proximity to humans. Often traveling in the open along roads, railroads and utility corridors, the wolf will also feed and rest where there is good visibility. Further complicating its survival, the wolf most commonly lives in a pack, where more than one wolf may be seen at a time. And, in the case of states that allow the wolf to be listed as "trophy game" or as a "predator," or that encourage and support aerial wolf-shooting, even the wolf that lives far from human populations can be in imminent danger. Nevertheless, despite a shrinking habitat and, in some areas, threats to its very existence, the wolf continues to survive and to flourish."
Passionately ecological, Judy Larson's unique artistic signature is her meticulous scratchboard technique and "art of concealment." Scratchboard demands exacting skill, producing work with explicit detail and providing the opportunity to conceal one image within another.
Image size: 11"w x 14"h.
Edition Size:200
Published from the artist's original work.
January 2005
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