My story of Oklahoma is told the same way the early Paleo-Indians told us of their existence, by using a stick to leave their mark in caves for future generations to contemplate the meaning of their existence. As an artist who believes the heart of man is revealed through archaeological discoveries, I believe his story is as mysterious as that of Moses producing water by striking a stone with his staff or David using a smooth stone to kill Goliath or mud used by Jesus to cause the blind man to see; so this book of paintings is done with a simple stick. These stick paintings are evidence that...