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It is a time before reservations. One can almost hear the cracking of Aspen branches as the crisp winter wind whispers through the mountains. Listen quietly as horse hooves crunch against mounds of freshly fallen snow. A lone rider makes his way through the forest in a time when land was not fenced. It was a time before land was a possession to be bought , sold or stolen.
Mark Silversmith's renditions of majestic mountain ranges, wildlife, vast canyons and Native peoples are his way of honoring the earth. He paints a remembrance of those who shared the land together in his recreations of man and horse as they share guardianship of the wilderness with the eagle,the buffalo, the wolf, the deer and the elk.
Image after image comes to life in a Mark Silversmith painting. The landscape comes alive and the viewer makes a journey to a place of serene beauty.
Mark's love for nature comes from his Navajo heritage and the teachings of his grandfather and father, both of whom were noted Navajo silversmith's in their own day.
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