Chief Joseph- pastel drawing SOLD! by Sandra Reeves Cutrer

Chief Joseph, the famous Nez Perce leader, who resisted an attempt to forcibly remove his band and the other "non-treaty" Nez Perce to a reservation in Idaho, causing him to  become renowned as a humanitarian and peacemaker.

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Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.Matthew 5:9


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"Kitchi" Native American Indian Warrior by Sandra Reeves Cutrer

SOLD to a private collector. Prints available at Sandra-Cutrer.artistwebsites.com

Kitchi, means "Brave" in the Native American Algonquin language.

 This work was created in abstract-realism on a  large 24" x 30" stretched, gallery wrapped canvas. I painted it in oils, using some bright hues, bold brush strokes, and added texture.

Some fun facts about the Algonquin language :

 "Algonquian?" What does it mean?
Algonquian is pronounced "al-GON-kee-un." (GON rhymes with "on.") It doesn't actually mean anything. Anthropologists invented this term to refer to tribes who spoke a related group of languages. There are more than half a million Native American people today belonging to Algonquian tribes. The reason you cannot find online information about contemporary Algonquian people is that they rarely call themselves by this generic anthropological term.You can look them up by their real tribal names. There are a few extinct Algonquian tribes, including the Beothuk and Wappinger tribes, but the vast majority of Algonquian tribes still survive today.

...... everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it, and every person a mission. This is the Indian theory of existence.


-Mourning Dove (Salish) 1888-1936

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"Akechita", Portrait of a Warrior, a Work in progress by Sandra Reeves Cutrer

Although it has been several weeks since I worked in my studio, as I recover from major (and have I mentioned super painful) surgery, my heart is out in my studio, while my body seems to be slow in recovering. As I turned the page on my daily prayer and scripture calender this morning, I recalled some of the times in my past when I thought I didn't need anyone in my life, as I seemed to only be able to depend on myself at times to get things done. I am totally an "A" personality, and very determined to do things "right" (which really boils down to doing it my way) or die! Well, God can put us on our backs very quickly to remind us, in his loving, patient way of course, that we are not self- sufficient. We must depend on him, and look for his guidance, everyday. When we don't, we are showing our haughty pride and  need to soar in self-sufficiency. God's word tells us that he hates a haughty look, among many other things. Ouch. Pride and self-sufficiency is not only unhealthy, but nothing near to why God created us to begin with. We need God. We need that connection that prayer brings us with him, and others- like family, our spouse, our friends, or neighbors.We should care and be cared for. There is no room in a Christian life for haughty pride and too much self dependence. As our example, Jesus,God in the flesh, showed us that we need him, and we must show love and be loved.

Proverbs 29:23 A man's pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor.

Blessings today,
Sandra Reeves Cutrer
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Native American Indian Drawing by Sandra Reeves Cutrer

Drawing is such fun.One of our beautiful granddaughters is here with her Pop and Nana for a good 2 weeks or so. We are having a blast, shopping until we drop, sleeping late, riding bikes, and looking forward to going on a trip to the mountains . I have promised to take some time this week to help her improve her drawing. She will be learning to shade, value lessons, composition, and how not to hold a pencil tightly, making hard lines where none should be. I am hoping she will be a great artist, along with her dream of being a veterinarian.

Have a blessed summer, and keep God first in all that you do. That is the recipe for true joy and success.

 "Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our LORD. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the LORD is your strength." As the people celebrated God and shared with those in need the joy of the Lord came upon them.Nehemiah 8:10 NKJV

THIS DRAWING HAS SOLD!



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"All That Jazz" by Sandra Reeves Cutrer

"All That Jazz" is painted on a 24" x 24" x 2.5" high quality, thick gallery wrapped stretched canvas (all sides are painted). I used thick acrylics, oils, palette knives and big brushes for this expressionistic-realism painting.

I love to hear someone playing the saxophone, and am especially proud of our younger granddaughter who is learning to play this amazing instrument in her band class.  Every once in awhile my husband and I get to make it to New Orleans, and I love to go to Jackson Square and hear the people playing all of the different Jazz and Blues music.  Along with the many genres of music and chic-to-shabby art galleries, come the tempting aromas from places like Cafe Du Monde, the tongue tickling smells of fresh baked bread as the local sandwich shops prepare their lunch time famous muffaletta's, and the many seafood restaurants filtrating the old brick streets that linger with the scent of late night dinners and parties by the dozen. contact  me at sandrasart777@aol.com.  For a price on all of my works for sell, please scroll through my listings. All shipping prices include ins. and signature confirmation.

He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water."Revelation 14:7

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"Calling It a Day" by Sandra Reeves Cutrer

"Calling it a Day" is painted on an 11"x14" canvas board, in oils. $75.00 plus shipping.

 While walking on our beach jetty, i was blessed to catch this elderly gentleman on his way home. The jetty, made of concrete and beautiful slabs of granite, is usually full of fishing men and women from day break until late into the night. Many come with their portable A/C's in the summer, and heater's or Coleman stoves in the winter, to catch fish. There are always a host of nationalities represented here, and they all seem to get along great,sharing such a tight space. Many of us could use this example in our daily lives. How often people pull away from those "not like themselves" because of fear, or cultural differences, when we are all people made by one Father.

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too. We know we love God's children if we love God and obey his commandments.
1 John 5:1-2

Blessings,
Sandra Reeves Cutrer
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