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Trail of Painted Ponies Coloring Book: Native American Edition is the first in a series of adult coloring books inspired by equine ethos and artistic expression. The Trail of Painted Ponies and Blue Star Coloring have come together to create twenty six designs inspired by some of the most popular Painted Pony figurines rooted in Native American lore. Fifteen figurines are depicted through brilliantly detailed expressive designs. Each pony is presented within its historical legacy and brought to life through the interpretive lens of selected artists. Horses have been a rich source of inspiration since prehistoric times, when large wild animals were first drawn on cave walls by Paleolithic artists. This book celebrates the rich collaborative tradition of The Trail of Painted Ponies and encourages you, the colorist, to take part in this artful journey.
Rodney Barker is an American writer. He is known for his narrative non-fiction books.
Background
Rodney Barker was born on February 9, 1946 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. He is a son of Thomas and Jean Barker (present surname – Dawson).
Barker grew up in Darien, Connecticut, United States. His family was from the Quakers, and often welcomed in its home less fortunate people such as Fresh Air Fund kids, exchange students from Brazil, two young women disfigured in the atomic bombing of Japan, two women subjected to senseless medical experiments by Nazi doctors. The dramatic, human stories of these people inspired Rodney Barkers' future books.
Education
Rodney Barker attended the Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, United States which he graduated from in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
The same year, Barker enrolled at the San Francisco State University and studied in the Masters Program in Creative Writing for two years.
At the beggining of his career, Rodney Barker was an editor of a weekly newspaper in Durango, Colorado, United States. Then, Rodney worked as a freelancer writing investigative articles for regional and national magazines. After this, he started writing narrative non-fiction books for Viking Penguin and Simon & Schuster presses.
His first book, "The Hiroshima Maidens", was published in 1985. It tells about humanitarian project in the 1950s when a group of 25 women disfigured in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima were brought to America for plastic and reconstructive surgery.
His second book, "The Broken Circle: A True Story of Murder and Magic in Indian Country", appeared seven years later. This is a story about a brutal crime in New Mexico bordertown to the Navajo Reservation.
In 1996, Barker published his next book, "Dancing with the Devil" about the Sex-for-Secrets Marine Scandal of 1987. A year later, was published And the Waters Turned to Blood.
Rodney Barker started a giftware company in 2003 producing one of the all-time bestselling horse collectibles in America, along with several popular art and gift books – The Trail of Painted Ponies. In 2017, was released, along with Blue Star Coloring, a Native American Edition of this series of adult coloring books.
Rodney Barker is a talented and prolific writer and his books several times became bestsellers, they were filmed and translated into foreign languages.
Due to his successful writing career, Barker appeared in such TV programs as Good Morning America, Dateline NBC, CNN, and the Charlie Rose Show.
(This is a book from The Trail Of The Painted Ponies Series.)
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Quotations:
“A common theme running through all of my books is that there is a version of history, often neglected, that is not shaped by powerful political and military personalities, but rather by individuals acting out personal dramas who set off a chain of events that has unintended consequences. In this regard, each of my books represents a unique chapter in ‘human history.’”
Membership
Rodney Barker is a member of PEN International, worldwide association of writers, founded in London in 1921 in order to the cooperation between writers.
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Interests
fishing
Connections
On May, 1989, Rodney Barker married Star York, a sculptor.
