Native American Art

Dennis Numkena is a lesser known native artist. He does huge drawings and paintings in oil, colored pencil, and acrylics mostly. Here is a picture of him. Most of his paintings have a variety of geometric lines and shapes and very little space. His art is better known in southern arizona and mexico than anywhere else and my girlfriend's mom sponsored his art for a while giving him a house in mexico as a muse. His latest drawing, which I have had a very hard time finding pictures of is my favorite of his. It has every color in it and is about 8 feet long and 4 feet wide.I haven't seen him since Thanksgiving Day but he is currently selling a $3,000 drawing at the Heard Museum. His pictures are colorful, well-balanced, and well-crafted.
Along with painting, he also is a well-known architect who has designed several apartment complexes and museums. He also designed costumes for the production of "the magic flute."

Jamie Burton: Stretching Canvas's Man of the Year

In this issue of Stretching Canvas (a magazine put out by International Tattoo Art) they have granted Jamie Burton, an up an coming artist not associated with the snowboarding company, Man of the Year. They said, "his career advanced on every front." From being in group shows, to showing in well-known galleries in L.A. and New York, to even leading group shows, he is getting noticed.
He mostly paints using oils, but does some occasional sketching. I even considered shelling out $150 for a print of this picture: In addition to winning Man of the Year, he won my appreciation for his art. He started as a tattoo artist but decided he wanted to paint full-time instead. His paintings are rich and as Burton says "...almost romantic." I stumbled upon this magazine at Hastings while searching for my usual medical magazines. I thought "Hey, its only $3 and they don't have the new issue of Archeology anyways." I'm happy I bought it. Here are a few more pictures of his work and a link to his website.
http://www.jamieburton.com/