Saul (John Saul) Williams - Artist Info

About Saul (John Saul) Williams

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John Saul Williams
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    Saul Williams is a painter and graphic artist who was born in North Caribou Lake, Ontario, Canada. He has also lived in Weagamow (1963) and in Sioux Lookout. The three are all within 200 miles of each other, in north western Ontario, between Thunder Bay and Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    His mediums are acrylic, silkscreen, watercolor, charcoal, ink, linocut and lithograph. His subjects are myths, legends, symbolism, native spirits, birds, fish and animals. His style is known as Woodland Art. It is identified by black outlined figures, x-ray perspectives, vivid colours that are compartmentalized similar to stained glass, and usually a solid color (e.g. white) background. Norval Morrisseau (see AskART) is considered the in...

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