South Dakota Arts Council

South Dakota Arts Council

Pierre, SD

The SDAC is a state government grantmaking agency supported by the State of South Dakota, through the Dept. of Tourism, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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A Quick Eye And Quicker Gate by Mick B. Harrison Image: “This image was created from a branding in 2019 of my grandson-in-law, Chet, and his dad, Clay Crago, sorting calves. When composing a painting, I look for moments in time, small nuances of a subject that are quick to pass, but particular to that life. I believe it’s what gives a piece personality and individualism. I refer to my work as ‘prairie paintings,’ as it encompasses the ‘cowboys and Indians’ aspect of our history.”
“This image was created from a branding in 2019 of my grandson-in-law, Chet, and his dad, Clay Crago, sorting calves. When composing a painting, I look for moments in time, small nuances of a subject that are quick to pass, but particular to that life. I believe it’s what gives a piece personality and individualism. I refer to my work as ‘prairie paintings,’ as it encompasses the ‘cowboys and Indians’ aspect of our history.”
A Quick Eye And Quicker Gate by Mick B. Harrison Image: “This image was created from a branding in 2019 of my grandson-in-law, Chet, and his dad, Clay Crago, sorting calves. When composing a painting, I look for moments in time, small nuances of a subject that are quick to pass, but particular to that life. I believe it’s what gives a piece personality and individualism. I refer to my work as ‘prairie paintings,’ as it encompasses the ‘cowboys and Indians’ aspect of our history.”
A Quick Eye And Quicker Gate by Mick B. Harrison
  • Mick B. Harrison
  • A Quick Eye And Quicker Gate, 2019
  • Oil paint on canvas
  • Framed: 24 x 40 in (60.96 x 101.6 cm)

Collection: Art For State Buildings x

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Mick Harrison is a Vietnam veteran and a full-time, self-taught fine artist since 1974. Working primarily in oils and acrylic gouache in the 1920-1940s American Golden Age of Illustration style, he captures the ruggedness of the plains, the beauty of the Black Hills, and the powerful spirit of the Western life. His subjects are drawn from his upbringing that included riding bulls and bareback horses in high school rodeo finals. He spent time on his grandfather’s ranch near Mobridge, SD, an area once inhabited by Sitting Bull, Chief Gall, Matador Land & Cattle Co., and Diamond A Cattle Co. Mick is also known for his calendars, rodeo posters, book covers, and illustrations, and 30 years of magazine artwork for True West, Old West, and Frontier Times.

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