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The Buffalo Robe

Artist's Note:  This is my hunting buddy, Sheldon Hanson from Cody, Wyoming. This is my fourth painting of Sheldon. It will be featured on the cover of the Backwoodsman magazine in the near future.Traditional oils on Ampersand Gessobord Masonite. Dimensions:...

Alan Baker as Buffalo Bill

Portrayed here, Alan Baker of Cody, Wyoming in character as a middle-aged, William "Buffalo Bill" Cody. This study was the first of many photos taken of Alan for this portraiture. The greatest thing about this photo, it was totally "candid,"...

No Time for Flowers

Denny's wife, Leigh, his reference photographer, took a fantastic photograph of this massive buffalo bull plodding through the famous Hayden Valley of Yellowstone September, 2004. The buffalo was then transformed into another shot of Hayden Valley that the artist preferred...

The Three Ubertis

This "pencil" piece is "The Three Ubertis." Uberti is a gun manufacturer based in Italy. They specialize in the making of fine "Western Vintage Firearms," and are favorites of many collectors and shooters. Pencil on heavy-weight illustration board. Dimensions: 18"...

Chief Wolf Robe

This "pencil" is "Chief Wolf Robe," a noble Cheyenne who was drawn using a photograph for reference taken by photographer, Frank A. Rinehart in 1898. Pencil on heavy-weight illustration board. Dimensions: 18" H x 12" W Edition of 250. Make your...

Cody the Legend

This is a "pencil" of William F. Cody in his later years. This piece was drawn using a very obscure photograph for reference that Karchner obtained from an anonymous source in Washington, D.C. This "pencil" is soon to be archived...

Black Bear

This is a "pencil" of Black Bear, Chief. Black Bear was an important chief of the Northern Arapahoe. The reference photo used was taken by Frank A. Rinehart in 1899. Reference photos made available by the Buffalo Bill Historical Center,...

Horse Capture

Horse Capture was born near Milk River, Montana, in 1858. His tribe, the Atsina, commonly designated Gros Ventres of the Prairie, are of the Algonquian stock and a branch of the Arapaho. Their name for themselves is Aaninen, Atsina being...

Chief Tosh-A-Wah

This is a "pencil" of "Chief Tosh~A~Wah," (Tosawi) a Comanche. He is wearing a "Jeff Davis" hat along with a presidential peace medal around his neck. "Chief Tosh~A~Wah" was drawn using a photograph for reference taken by photographer, William S....

Raven Blanket

This is a "pencil" of "Raven Blanket,"- Nez Perce. The culturally diverse Nez Perce inhabited the Great Basin region of the United States and were skilled horse breeders and outdoor enthusiasts. The photo used for reference was taken by Edward...

Split Sky

This is a "pencil" original done of a middle-aged Native American, "Split Sky". This is a larger version of him. Karchner actually started his "Western Collection" with a miniature of "Split Sky." F.W. Glaser, a little-known photographer, took the reference...

A Wyoming Spirit, Brett Keisel

This is Pittsburgh Steeler Defensive End, Brett Keisel from Greybull, Wyoming. Denny posed him where he hunts, which is up on the famous Carter Mountain Range. This is located right above where Denny lived in Cody, Wyoming. He and his...

Chief Plenty Coups

Plenty Coups was a Crow Chief and visionary leader. He allied Crow with the whites when the war for the West was being fought, because the Sioux and Cheyenne (who were opposing white settlement of the area) were the traditional...

The Sentinel of Southfork

Sheldon Hanson of Cody, Wyoming, The Sentinel of Southfork, is of one of Denny's best friends and hunting buddy. Sheldon lives in the famous valley where the Southfork of the Shoshone River flows. The river flows north to join the...

Slow Bull

This is a "pencil" of "Slow Bull. Born in 1844, Slow Bull was an esteemed Ogallala sub chief and warrior who valiantly fought in numerous battles with the Kootenai, Blackfoot, Pawnee, Shoshone, and Apsaroke. A band of the Lakota or...

Last of the Real Cowboys

This is another of Denny's good friends that he met awhile back. His name is Gene Hartung. Gene was soon-to-be 72 years old at the time of this painting. Gene lives right across the Buffalo Bill Dam near Denny. He...

First Snow

One of Denny's latest painting is from his wife, Leigh's, photo shoot with a Native American Indian at the Mountain Man Rendezvous in Pinedale, WY. He is pictured here with his horse, "Apache," photographed in July 2006. The subject is...

Honoring the Dead - A Pencil Study of Life and Death

This piece is titled "Honoring The Dead." Like elephants, bison have been witnessed returning to the bones of the "fallen" to pay their respects. Pencil on heavy-weight illustration board. Dimensions: 10" H x 16" W Edition of 250. Make your...

Honoring the Dead - A Paint Study of Life and Death

This piece is titled "Honoring The Dead." Like elephants, bison have been witnessed returning to the bones of the "fallen" to pay their respects. It is traditional oils on Ampersand Masonite "Clayboard." Dimensions: 15" H x 24" W Edition of...