Alberta-Cowboy Rockies

The great sword that killed the demon dog and the small tap of the fairy lass sing the balled that I am Clan Morrison. The sketch pads that catch the perfect moment and the smell of Pastel these declare me an artist. I remember as a kid when the Astrodome was changed for a week or so to a good, old rodeo/livestock show which is the same with Calgary, Alberta. Originally, Alberta was part of the North West Territory but it was cut off fromyellow Knife when the trans-Canadian Railroad went through. Its ancient history is Indians driving buffalo over a cliff before they had horses. I ask my father what the provence wa known for and got the respose cold air hitting the Midwest. I used to have a puppy.

The Urban mythology around Alberta is unique with a room being sealed because of a haunting at the Banff Spring Hotel or a nuclear bomb shelter under Edmonton Mall. Their cryptic is Shunka Warak’in, a large wolf. None are in the piece.  Behind everything is Spirit Island in Maligne Lake which was used when Kodak first made color film to the public. Everything rests on the Glacier Skywalk which looks over the triple Continental divide. The Canon is for Fort Macleod which was established in 1878 by the North West Mounted police to stop illegal American booze.  The cow girl is for the Calgary Stampede which has been going more or less since 1912. The WTC beam is for the Military Museum. It is 9” x 12,” drawn with pencil and charcoal and completed recently.   If you are interested in buying this or any other of my work email me at MatthewMorrison76@gmail.com to order