History:
"Dance of the Stars" is an original pastel painting by renowned artist, Cecilia Henle.
*NOTE: This is the original, and this is the painting that Joan Cawley Gallery made prints of. (The print is also in our store, note the colors are much richer in the original!)
The
painting features a pair of Lakota horses dancing together under the stars.
This artwork is set against a gorgeously textured and layered pastel background featuring spiritual
symbols of native life, and captures the essence of horse culture and the American West.
The artwork is a single, measuring 24 inches in width
and 16 inches in height, and is painted on one piece of hand-made bark
paper, made by the Otomi tribe, adding to its unique charm. Amat, or
bark paper, is known as the oldest paper in the western hemisphere, and
is still made today by the same techniques.
This contemporary
primitive style painting is signed by the artist and comes with a
certificate of authenticity issued by Henle Studio, ensuring its
originality. It is ideal for art enthusiasts who love to collect
paintings that reflect nature, animals, cultures & ethnicities,
history,and inspirational themes.
These contemporary primitive
style of pastel artworks by Cecilia have been shown in galleries across
the country for more than 20 years, and many collectors have found them
in notable places such as the Joan Cawley Gallery in Scottsdale.
Cecilia has had her work represented by galleries in Oregon, Washington, New Mexico, Montana, and Wyoming.
Many of her works can be found on the secondary market.
Petroglyphs and Pictographs
There are numerous rock paintings of Indigenous deities, warriors, hunting spots and important spiritual symbols such as in this Crow Canyon Petroglyph. These are the "Walls, TV, & Computer Screens" of the past, where children and adults gathered to tell and pass on stories of the culture, and life lessons of the collected knowledge of the elders.
From the artist:
About my medium and tools, I only use the highest quality materials, such as Unison pastels, from England, and thick bark paper, made by the Otomi tribe of NM.
