“Light Dancer II” 9″ x 12″ oil on canvas ©2011 Tahirih Goffic This is a commissioned piece that I finished recently, for a lovely German couple I met this summer. They saw and purchased another painting of mine, Light Dancer, at the Eagle Lodge, and were eager to meet me and see more of myContinue reading “West Coast Native American Dancer Portrait”
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Nuxalk, Native American Art, Regalia, original oil painting
“Light Dancer” 9″x12″ oil on canvas $225.00 This is my newest painting in the Potlatch Series. I’m not sure of the original name of the dance, but the original painting shows some great backlight coming in behind her head, hence the title. The photo is a bit dark, I’ll try to upload a better pictureContinue reading “Nuxalk, Native American Art, Regalia, original oil painting”
Nuxalk Dancer
“Nuxalk Dancer” 9″x12″ oil on canvas SOLD A painting I finished a week or so ago. This is a scene from last year’s Children’s Potlatch…a native american ceremony of the Nuxalk people which are the local native tribe in Bella Coola, where I live. It is an area rich in Native Culture, and the peopleContinue reading “Nuxalk Dancer”
the Thunder Dance
Thunder 12″ x 16″ oil on canvas The color companion to my previous post for Kunamokst:this is from the same reference photo, but I wanted to see what it would look like without the blue color restriction. I’m really happy with the results! I painted it in about 4 hours, right over the top ofContinue reading “the Thunder Dance”
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