The commemorative series started in 2003 with the Witness. A unique work created to commemorate the Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary Celebration in Milwaukee. It’s title reflects a man who has been privy to much of the Motor Company’s history as well as the party celebrating it.

For this piece of art, we tried a new approach for it’s release. Prints were offered at a lower price point than usual for the duration of the celebration only. Terminating the edition at the end of the event, ensures collectability, and protects the buyer’s investment. It’s subject also commemorates the specific event, and will never be reproduced again.

Fond of the simplicity and elegance of this idea, I decided to continue this type of program. The two events of choice were Daytona Bike Week and the Sturgis rally visited on a yearly basis.

For the 2005 Sturgis rally, I created Stranger in Town. An artistic representation of Deadwood's victorian history as the first iron horse buzzed through the streets. This spectacle obviously turned heads, including Seth Bullock, Deadwood’s first sheriff, seated in front of his fancy new hotel.

Sturgis 2006 inspired A Fool’s Gold. An artistic commentary on the history of the entire Black Hills region; a subject I have always wanted to symbolically investigate.

I decided to paint something rather current for the Sturgis rally in 2007: "Made in America". I ran across this photo of Elizabeth perched on my Springer out at the Chip and thought it captured one of the highlights one may experience at the Sturgis Rally. Hard to make out but that is me in the mirror with the Sony digital.

I expanded the concept to include those collectors who might not be able to attend one of the events. They can reserve their prints simply by responding to the announcement email we now send a few weeks prior to each event. Obviously, it makes sense to be on our email list! Typically, we set up a gallery at the Civic Center in Rapid City (inside with Harley-Davidson) and also have a full gallery at one of the casinos in Deadwood. The announcement email tells everyone where we’ll be each year.