Pride of the Piegan
$1,800.00
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A hush of open plains and focused intent greets you in this scene. Three mounted figures pause at the lip of a grassland — one elder gesturing into the distance, the others leaning in as if listening to a plan — and their stillness gives the composition a quiet, purposeful energy. Warm late-afternoon light sculpts the horses’ forms and the riders’ clothing, bringing out the soft sheen of hair, the tactile detail of beadwork and fringe, and the airy sweep of the sky. Subtle contrasts — the pale, patterned mount beside a darker horse, the red saddle blanket against muted grasses — keep the eye moving while the horizon breathes space into the scene. There’s a narrative suggestion without a fixed story: curiosity, leadership, and the calm confidence of people who know the land. It’s an image that feels both observational and intimate, the kind that settles into a room as a quiet reminder of looking, listening, and taking careful measure before moving forward.
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Z.S. Liang, born in China in 1953 and raised in a family of artists, published his first painting at age 6 in a children's magazine. His art education spanned two continents, beginning at the Central Academy of Fine Art in Beijing and continuing to the Massachusetts College of Art and Boston University. His award-winning paintings hang in both corporate and private collections around the world and several of his murals are permanently on display in New York City. His works are in corporate and private collections throughout the United States and many other countries, including Sheraton Corporation, Marriott Corporation, Weseda University Tokyo and the West Point Museum. Among the many awards Liang has received are the Best of Show and People's Choice at the American Society of Portrait Artists, the Arthur Ross Award for Painting at the Classical America New York, and the Lila Acheson Wallace Award for Painting at the Society of American Illustrators. Liang's paintings have been featured in the Artist's Magazine and the International Artists.
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