BULLIT PROOF GEORGE WASHINGTON

George Washington to Mary Ball Washington, July 18, 1755
Shortly after the defeat of General Braddock's army on July 9, 1755, a defeated but clearly exhilarated George Washington wrote this excited and reassuring account of the battle to his mother, Mary Ball Washington. Washington praised the Virginia soldiers for their "Bravery," but condemned the British regulars who "broke, and run as Sheep pursued by dogs" for their "cowardice" and "dastardly behavior." The fortunes of war smiled down on Washington, as the young American escaped uninjured by hostile or friendly fire, although "I had four Bullets through my Coat, and two Horses shot under me." Washington continued to serve in the Anglo-American military and was a major factor in Britain's defeat of the French and capture of Fort Duquesne (renamed Fort Pitt by the British) in 1758. Immediately after his return to Virginia, Washington married Martha Dandridge Custis on January 6, 1759.

Bullet Proof George Washington
by Michael Bedard

THIS PAINTING IS ALMOST FINISHED THE PROJECT WAS FIVE MONTHS IN THE MAKING. I will write more of this later today.  

Heart of Zion

This is a new original on Canvas I have just completed  it feels like i have found the heart of Zion it self in this painting I love it. 

March 21-31 Museum Canvas Print Sale

                                            Shoshone Indian Man  

Artist  Michael Bedard Art Copyrighted ©

 The historic Shoshone Indians of the Uto-Aztecan linguistic stock occupied territory in California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming; although most of them seemed to be settled in the Snake river area in Idaho.  Historical documents from the Lewis & Clark expedition often refer to the Shoshone as the “Snake Indians”. The actual name “Shoshone” means “The Valley People”. The name means “inland” or “in the valley”.  The Shoshone were few in number, their total population being somewhere in the area of 8,000. 

      In 1875, resident Ulysses S. Grant established a 100 square mile executive order reservation for the Lemhi Valley Shoshone, establishing the Lemhi Valley Indian Reservation for use by the Shoshone, Bannock, and Sheepeater tribes.

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The Waiting Time

I loved drawing this beautiful woman. Graphite is so freeing: there is only values of light and dark to deal with. Kind of  like homemade bread just out of the oven and some butter. Very simple! There is great power in simplicity.

Sitting Moose

This  is a fun little painting of a moose that was sitting in tall grass we did not hang around very long to disturb him.The painting is 8 x 10 inches in size.

"Singing Blue"

Singing Blue

Artist: Michael Bedard Art Copyrighted © 

I love doing watercolor, and Singing Blue is one of my favorite watercolor pieces. The original is sold, but Giclee canvas prints are available on my web store Bedardfineart.com in a number of sizes.

Eastern Bluebirds: Medium-sized bird, growing up to seven inches long. Males are easy to recognize, with a bright blue back, head, and wings, and a rust-colored throat and breast. They have a white belly. Females are similar, but have much more dull colors.

Eastern Bluebirds live in open woods, clearings, fields, gardens, stream beds, and roadsides.

These birds are cavity-dwellers, so they nest in natural tree cavities, old woodpecker holes, and bird boxes. Nests are built with grasses and weed stems.

Bluebirds mate in early spring and lay four to six pale blue eggs. The eggs are incubated for about 12 days. Baby birds are fed by their parents and will leave the nest in two or three weeks.

"The Bluebird"   
By John Burroughs

A wistful note from out the sky, “Pure, pure, pure,” in plaintive tone,

As if the wand’rer were alone, And hardly knew to sing or cry.

But now a flash of eager wing, Flitting, twinkling by the wall,

And pleading sweet and am’rous call,– Ah, now I know his heart doth sing!

O bluebird, welcome back again, Thy azure coat and ruddy vest

Are hues that April loveth best,– Warm skies above the furrowed plain.

The farm boy hears thy tender voice, And visions come of crystal days,

With sugar-camps in maple ways, And scenes that make his heart rejoice.

The lucid smoke drifts on the breeze, The steaming pans are mantling white,

And thy blue wing’s a joyous sight, Among the brown and leafless trees.

Now loosened currents glance and run, And buckets shine on sturdy boles,

The forest folk peep from their holes, And work is play from sun to sun.

The Downy beats his sounding limb,The nuthatch pipes his nasal call,

And robin perched on treetop tall Heavenward lifts his evening hymn.

Now go and bring thy homesick bride, Persuade her here is just the place

To build a home and found a race In Downy’s cell, my lodge beside.

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"Presidential Candidate"

Presidential Candidate 

 Joseph Smith Jr.

 Artist: Michael Bedard Art Copyrighted ©

      “In the United States the people are the government; and their united voice is the only sovereign that should rule; the only power that should be obeyed; and the only gentlemen that should be honored; at home and abroad; on the land and the sea. Wherefore, were I president of the United States, by the voice of a virtuous people, I would honor the old paths of the venerated fathers of freedom; I would walk in the tracks of the illustrious patriots. who carried the ark of the government upon their shoulders with an eye single to the glory of the people and when that people petitioned to abolish slavery in the slave states, I would use all honorable means to have their prayers granted; and give liberty to the captive; by paying the southern gentleman a reasonable equivalent for his property, that the whole nation might be free indeed! 

      "God, who once cleansed the violence of the earth with flood; whose Son laid down his life for the salvation of all his father gave him out of the world; and who has promised that he will come and purify the world again with fire in the last days, should be supplicated by me for the good of all people.”  With the highest esteem, I am a friend of virtue and the people.  JOSEPH SMITH. Nauvoo, Illinois, February 7, 1844.

JOSEPH SMITH’S PRESIDENTIAL PLATFORM, “GENERAL SMITH’S VIEWS OF THE POWERS AND POLICY OF 

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES  NAUVOO, ILLINOIS  1844

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