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Title
American Bison
Artist
Doug Kreuger
Medium
Painting - Hand Embellished Giclee Print
Description
“American Bison” by Landscape Artist, Doug Kreuger
My inspiration for creating this artwork came from my family’s South Dakota heritage, and a request from my son to create a design that could be used as visual reference by a tattoo artist who tattooed this artwork on my son’s upper left arm.
Symbolic of America’s Great Plains, bison are often called buffalo. Regardless of its naming, these imposing beasts are among the heaviest land animals native to North America.
Some adult bison stand up to 78” tall at the shoulder, and can weigh over 2,000 pounds. Despite their massive size, bison can run at speeds up to 40 miles an hour when necessary.
A bison’s curved pointed horns can grow to a length of 2 feet. Together with its massive head, these prairieland giants can appear intensely formidable, though, some people mistakenly see these animals as nonthreatening.
Bison once roamed much of North America, and were of great important to the survival of early Native Americans.
By the early 1800s, western frontiersmen began killing bison for food, hides & sport—depriving great Indian tribes of this all-important resource. The once enormous buffalo herds were eventually reduced to only a few hundred animals.
Thanks to strict animal protection laws, bison numbers have somewhat rebounded. Today approximately 500,000 bison live on preserves and privately owned ranches.
The large bird depicted here (at my son’s request) represents a California Condor --- one of the largest, and rarest of all North American Birds. California Condors were once found in much of the Western United States until their numbers declined to near extinction. (Similar to the plight of the American Buffalo.) As of 2018 there are roughly 450 condors known to be living in the Western United States.
Copyright 2018 by Doug Kreuger
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June 7th, 2018
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Hilton Head Island, SC - United States
If you have a free second, I would greatly appreciate your vote by liking this photo! :) https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=825501542228512&set=pcb.825501718895161
Klamath Falls, OR - United States
Phenomenal artwork my friend; I love what you have done here - a joy to view!!!
Saginaw, Mi - United States
Congratulations and I like it too! This is without a doubt a beautiful and patriotic work of photo art! FAVORITE
Sussex, WI - United States
A beauty of a work, enjoy the detail captured, like how this piece is presented;) vf
Cedar City, UT - United States
Re-visitng this fantastic image Doug, Congratulations on your ELVIS Pick of the Week in WFS!...L/T
Cambridge, ON - Canada
Magnificent digital creation, Doug! Wonderful details in this fantastic composition! Congratulations on your Wisconsin Flowers And Scenery ELVIS PICK-OF-THE-WEEK feature! L/F
Doug Kreuger replied:
Hanne, Thank you very much for all your kind words and support, truly appreciated.
Green Lane, PA - United States
F/L What a magnificent image! Congratulations on your feature as SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTED ARTIST in WFS - you deserve all the accolades you get!
Iola, WI - United States
Congratulations on being chosen for the big Feature, Elvis Pick of the Week, Your artwork was chosen to be FEATURED in this HOT spot on our homepage for this week. A truly lovely piece of artwork for all the world to view and enjoy. Thanks much for sharing! Randy “Elvis” Rosenberger Administrator of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group
Doug Kreuger replied:
Randy, Thank you very much for promoting and honoring me and my artwork with this special Feature! Truly Appreciative!
Cedar City, UT - United States
Outstanding work of art Doug, love the composition and detail!...like/tweet/love
Backroads, US - United States
Doug, nice work with the golden light and jagged rocks. Lvf
Doug Kreuger replied:
Hi Nava, Thank you for being the first to comment on my newest artwork. Much appreciated, my friend!
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