Many years ago, the mighty buffalo roamed the plains of Oklahoma. Hunted to near extinction by colonizers, it seems these days the closest place to find a herd anymore are the en masse paintings, woodwork and sculptures at the forever-lauded Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts.
As the sun shone down on the literal scores of artisanal Okies hanging out at Bicentennial Park across from the Civic Center on Saturday, this six-day celebration of art, music and food features plenty of artistic creations from a who’s who (and who’s that) of local artists, much of it with a Western aesthetic, mostly all of it for sale.