Crossing The Bearclaw
18X24
Acrylic & Alkyd
NFS
This painting was
commissioned by the John More Association as the cover of The
John And Betty Stories. The stories happen to be about my ancestors
who were early setlers in upstate New York. John was quite well
known in his area and served as a magestrate. When the Revolution
happened, his friend the Indian leader Joseph Brandt came through
the area with Torries killing everyone they found. But in the
middle of the night John and his family were saved by his Indian
friend who came in the night to warn the family. They set out
with what little they could take and fled through the Catskill
mountains. The painting depicts John crossing the Bearkill on
his way east, where he would join the revolution.