Bison Art

Oh give me a home, where the buffalo roam and the deer and the antelope play.

Oh yeah, I already have that home--Montana and the buffalo or more accuartely the bison are plentiful. A little fun fact--buffalo live in Africa or Asia, bison in North America.  I photographed this big guy In Yellowstone last spring.

After watching the news the other evening where there was a segment on the Yellowstone bison, I decided I needed to make some bison art.

I started by joing two pieces of reclaimed barnwood.  One piece was split into two pieces, but joining the pieces together solves that problem.

I enlarged a bison silhouette at blockposters.com.

Chalk the back outline of the image.

Trace over the outline with a ball point pen.

Next paint the image wihite.

A quick, light sanding and clear wax finished the bison art.

Although I like it above my fireplace, 

this piece went out to my antique booth--hopefully it will find a new home soon!