Sacred Buffalo

a 16"x20" acrylic painting of a white bison's head. Its horns are "colored" with gold leaf. It also has colors of pink and blue. Many ephemeral objects, such as pom pom's, feathers, fuzzy dice, a cb radio, a cowbell and more hang in its fur.

A detail image of a painting of a white bison. This detail image is of the bison's horn. It is decorated with pom poms, pink fuzzy dice, a whistle, a light bulb and cb radio and other random ephemera.

A detail image of a painting of a white bison. This detail image is of the bison's horn. It is decorated with pom poms and random ephemera.

A detail image of a painting of a white bison. shown here is the bison's beard with long hair hanging from its chin. Braided into the hair are many ephemeral objects such as a workplace badge, a single die, beads, a cowbell, and more.

A studio image of the Sacred Buffalo painting. It is a 16"x20" acrylic, India ink and gold leaf painting on Strathmore cold press watercolor paper.

Original Art by Mark Sarmel

The Sacred Buffalo is a revered animal and psychopomp. It resides in the space between two worlds, where those who are not quite dead and also not quite living reside. It appears as a holder of memories, its ivory fur decorated with many talismans that serve as bookmarks for your path of life. The buffalo may guide your soul to the land of the dead, or it may shepherd you back to the living. The choice, ultimately is yours. Choose your path carefully.

The Sacred Buffalo is a painting made with acrylic paint, India ink and gold leaf on Strathmore Cold Press Watercolor paper. It measures 16″x20″. It is also awesome.

Note: After some admittedly brief internet sleuthing I learned that this is actually a bison, but I decided to go with buffalo because I grew up thinking this is what buffalo looked like and many others refer to these animals as buffalo too. Is it wrong, is it right? I don’t know, but buffalo just seems to roll of the tongue better than bison.

$250 $250

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Dimensions	16"x20"
Surface / Material	Strathmore Cold Press Watercolor Paper
Materials	Acrylic, India Ink, Gold Leaf

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About the Artist

Mark Sarmel

As an artist Mark works under the name Mark Sarmel. Mark’s work often deals with diverse people and cultures. By mixing mythologies from numerous cultures and re-presenting them in a hybrid form he seeks to reflect the multicultural world he sees around him. This imaginary world is filled with characters that are at first atypical, but ultimately analogous to the real world. He seeks to present these characters in heroic portraits that act as spirit guides for the viewer.