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Born 1952 Santa Fe, New Mexico. Known for: Indian warrior portrait painting.
C.J. Wells uses strong colors and bold compositions in her paintings to reveal her personal vision of the American Indian of a people torn between the past and the present. She states, "It's very... Read full biography
C.J. Wells uses strong colors and bold compositions in her paintings to reveal her personal vision of the American Indian of a people torn between the past and the present. She states, "It's very difficult to paint without a model, but many of these people come right out of my head.". Working out... Read full biography
C.J. Wells uses strong colors and bold compositions in her paintings to reveal her personal vision of the American Indian of a people torn between the past and the present. She states, "It's very difficult to paint without a model, but many of these people come right out of my head.". Working out of a studio that is fragrant with turpentine and linseed oil that she refers to as "my favorite smells," she vibrates with the music of Vivaldi, Beethoven, and Mozart, and produces dramatic oil... Read full biography
C.J. Wells uses strong colors and bold compositions in her paintings to reveal her personal vision of the American Indian of a people torn between the past and the present. She states, "It's very difficult to paint without a model, but many of these people come right out of my head.". Working out of a studio that is fragrant with turpentine and linseed oil that she refers to as "my favorite smells," she vibrates with the music of Vivaldi, Beethoven, and Mozart, and produces dramatic oil paintings, lithographs, and monotypes that not only focus on Indian themes, but on landscapes and portraits as well. A strong colorist, she uses her palette in an expressive and symbolic sense, rather than in a representational manner. "I call myself a... Read full biography
C.J. Wells uses strong colors and bold compositions in her paintings to reveal her personal vision of the American Indian of a people torn between the past and the present. She states, "It's very difficult to paint without a model, but many of these people come right out of my head.". Working out of a studio that is fragrant with turpentine and linseed oil that she refers to as "my favorite smells," she vibrates with the music of Vivaldi, Beethoven, and Mozart, and produces dramatic oil paintings, lithographs, and monotypes that not only focus on Indian themes, but on landscapes and portraits as well. A strong colorist, she uses her palette in an expressive and symbolic sense, rather than in a representational manner. "I call myself a 'motivist,' " Wells explains, "because my moods and motives are the real key to understanding my art. When I... Read full biography
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Keywords (9)
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Portrait Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Arikara Indian
- •Indian, Native American