This painting scene depicts a Native American, all alone in his chosen, remote sacred site, on his vision quest to seek his name, purpose, powers, information or help from his ancestors or spiritual forces...even revelations of his own destiny. He would repeat this ritual many time though his lifetime. A ritual many of us sometimes seek, in various incarnations today, to help us deal with the ever changing game of life. The actual scene location for the painting is in the Palm Canyons region of south Palm Springs, California...a scared site for the Cahuilla Native Americans of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation. This is a larger final version, based from my 2019 10" x 10" oil study of the same composition and title.
This painting scene depicts a Native American, all alone in his chosen, remote sacred site, on his vision quest to seek his name, purpose, powers, information or help from his ancestors or spiritual forces...even revelations of his own destiny. He would repeat this ritual many time though his lifetime. A ritual many of us sometimes seek, in various incarnations today, to help us deal with the ever changing game of life. The actual scene location for the painting is in the Palm Canyons region of south Palm Springs, California...a scared site for the Cahuilla Native Americans of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation. This is a larger final version, based from my 2019 10" x 10" oil study of the same composition and title.