| Article number: | TOBACC000071 |
| Availability: | In stock (1) |
DIMENSIONS
Height: 52.7 cm | Length: 63.5 cm.
CRANE
Cranes are associated with good luck in many Native American tribes. Native fishermen, especially, used to consider it a good omen to see a crane while fishing. In some Native American folklore, Crane plays the role of peacemaker. In others, he is notable for his vanity. To the Anishinabe tribes, cranes represented leadership and skill at speaking, and the Cheyennes associated sandhill cranes with lightning.
ARTIST BIO
Garnet Tobacco, a Cree artist, was born on February 6th, 1964, in Moose Lake, Manitoba. The Buffalo is his family crest symbol.
Garnet, a prolific talent, has been painting for over twenty years and occasionally sculpts in soapstone and wood. He apprenticed under Isaac Bignell, a prominent artist who has passed away. Bignell's style and form greatly influenced Garnet, who is preserving it to this day. Fluid lines and soft earthy tones against simple stylized backgrounds are all characteristics that have attracted many collectors. Garnet has worked in private collections throughout Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, the USA and Canada. His work has also been displayed at the Art Expo in Calgary.
Some of the animals that he loves to paint are those common to the plains region, such as bison, herons, eagles, and hawks, but he also explores the world water world with his salmon, whales and turtles, as well as some truly delightful works depicting subjects like the butterfly, hummingbirds and loons.
Garnet's friendship with his teacher, Isaac Bignell, was something he treasured, so preserving Isaac's style keeps his identity alive for many to understand and collect.