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Myron Denetclaw - 9th Annual Historic Canyon Road Paint Out
Adobe Gallery 221 Canyon Rd, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
Ninth Annual Historic Canyon Road Paint & Sculpt Out Saturday, October 14th-15th, 2016
ARTIST SIGN-UP 1. artist name, 2. media, 3. genre and 4. hometown. 5. Gallery
1. Myron Denetclaw
2. Watercolor and Acrylic on Matte Paper
3. Indian School Style or Flat Style
4. Diné - Navajo Nation
5. Adobe Gallery
4-5 interesting things about the artist and his/her work listed in the body of an email.
1. He is a natural born artist and has not received any structured or official training as a painter.
2. Chooses to paint in the Indian School Style or Flat Style that was started in the early 1900's, first by the San Ildefonso Day School and then at the Santa Fe Indian School in the 1930s.
3. A Native artist, he is from the Navajo Nation.
4. Recent ribbon winner at the New Mexico State Fair - won BEST OF SHOW. "First time have I painted horses and wildlife... entitled 'Nightway: Ceremonial Hunt'. Three Navajo hunters galloping after three deer for their use in making sacred masks, used in 9-day winter rites. 18 × 24 inches, framed, acrylic on matte paper."