25.5" by 29.5" framed. Lieutenant Kangiyatapiki Blackfoot Chief Standing Rock Reservation. Hermon Adams was born on September 14, 1945, in Raymond Mississippi. He began painting at a very early age, selling his first painting by the age of fifteen. Hermon's artwork, especially the horses, reflect the influences growing up with and training horses, working on his family's cattle farm and on ranches close by, and in Texas. Hermon received an Associates Degree from Hinds Community College, and Bachelor of Fine arts in Advertising Design from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1968. Hermon married Sheila Hembree, and with an interruption of two years serving in the Army, he worked for several years in commercial art, before beginning painting full time in 1977. In 1981, Hermon Adams followed his heart west, settling with his wife, Sheila and their two sons, Jim and Rob in Arizona in 1983. The Artist began his own publishing company in 1988, and also has done commission work for The Franklin Mint, Landmark Calendars, Leisure Books, Leanin' Tree Greeting Cards, Milton Bradley puzzles, Bradford Exchange plates, Mountain Tee Shirts, and Tree Free Greeting Cards. Western subjects, landscapes, Native Americans, cowboys, horses, wildlife and fantasy are Hermon Adams's primary subject matter. The artist says, with regard to his distinctive style, "An artist's style, if it's honest, is everything he has experienced, seen, loved and even hated. But when he begins to paint, he should try only to paint the best that he can, not dwelling on how to achieve a particular style. Then, he will have a style that is uniquely his own". Hermon has lectured for various art groups and colleges. His artwork is in the collections of financier Thomas James (Raymond James Financial); Burt Reynolds; Chuck Norris; Hotel Magnate, Richard Kessler; The Roy Rogers family. Hermon's work has been on display at the Wichita Falls Museum and Art Center in Texas, and is in the permanent collection of the Prescott Resort and Conference Center on the Yavapi Apache Indian Reservation in Arizona. Allard Auction Collection Inv: 23921 BOJ