ARTIST: Clifford Brycelea (New Mexico, born 1953)
NAME: Untitled
YEAR: 1974
MEDIUM: watercolor and gouache on board
CONDITION: Very good.
SIGHT SIZE: 22 x 9 inches / 55 x 22 cm
FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available)
SIGNATURE: lower right
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
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SKU#: 119895
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BIOGRAPHY:
Whether using watercolors, acrylics or pen-and-ink, Clifford Brycelea evokes images of the land and spirit of Native America. He is an award winning Navajo artist, who realizes that he has the power to influence and to reach many people with his painting. He regards his ability, to make a visual statement, with great respect. In every Brycelea painting there is a story, and for every person the story is different.Clifford's subjects nearly always reflect a culture and belief of Native Americans. He has studied many Indian cultures and he does not limit his subjects to the Navajo. Clifford has found that all Indians have a common ground in their legends, their stories and their lifestyles. He tries to bring those ideas to people who appreciate his paintings with images that are real, mystical, and spiritual.Since graduating in 1975 from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado,Clifford has shown his work in galleries throughout the country. He has illustrated books, magazine articles and continues to experiment with different painting techniques. Clifford Brycelea is a quiet, thoughtful man. Like most men of this type, when he makes a statement, it usually carries weight. The award winning Navajo artist realizes that he has the power to influence and reach many people with his painting. He regards this ability to make a statement with respect. Brycelea is a mystical artist, a spiritual artist and a realist. There is much in the mystical and spiritual that is real and he tries to bring that to the people that appreciate his paintings. His subjects nearly always reflect a culture and belief of Native Americans. He paints their legends, their stories, and their lifestyles. Brycelea does not limit his subjects to the Navajo for he has studied many Indian cultures and found that they share a great deal. He has been winning awards for his art since he was ten years old. Since graduating from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, he has shown his work in galleries across the country, illustrated magazines articles and books and experimented in different techniques.While his style can not be stereotyped, the quality of his work is well known among Indian art lovers. He continues to win awards, among them three gold medals from the American Indian Cowboy Artists Society, and Indian Arts & Crafts Association 1987 Artist-Of-The-Year.In every Brycelea painting there is a story. For every person, the story is different. The artist leaves that to you.