Paintings

{"id":10571462595,"title":"Painting - Al Bahe-Ceramy Time","handle":"painting-al-bahe-ceramy-time","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAl Bahe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAcrylic on canvas - not framed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Ceremony  Time\" --2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e16” x 20″\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Shonto AZ, Al Bahe studied at the Art Institute in Santa Fe. He is a veteran of the Marine Corp and currently paints full time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAl is known for his artistic depiction of Navajo Yei figures draped in blankets.  This allows him to  paint the Yei, but not to show the world the exact images of these sacred symbols.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAl Bahe's artistic talents have won him numerous awards.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-06-29T14:07:42-07:00","created_at":"2017-06-29T13:53:22-07:00","vendor":"Other Art","type":"Paintings","tags":["him","Native American Art","other-art","paintings","public-product"],"price":270000,"price_min":270000,"price_max":270000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":41587982723,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Painting - Al Bahe-Ceramy Time","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":270000,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":null,"inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/ceremony_time-Al_Bahe.JPG?v=1563299851","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/ceremony_time1.JPG?v=1563299851","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/ceremony_time3.JPG?v=1563299851","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/Al_Bahe_a193cefd-8bcc-44c6-b118-1ca1dffeacfe.jpg?v=1563299851"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/ceremony_time-Al_Bahe.JPG?v=1563299851","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Painting - Al Bahe-Ceramy Time - Getzwiller's Nizhoni Ranch Gallery","id":238987411528,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.878,"height":2391,"width":2100,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/ceremony_time-Al_Bahe.JPG?v=1568946208"},"aspect_ratio":0.878,"height":2391,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/ceremony_time-Al_Bahe.JPG?v=1568946208","width":2100},{"alt":"Painting - Al Bahe-Ceramy Time - Getzwiller's Nizhoni Ranch Gallery","id":238987116616,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.771,"height":2724,"width":2100,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/ceremony_time1.JPG?v=1568946208"},"aspect_ratio":0.771,"height":2724,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/ceremony_time1.JPG?v=1568946208","width":2100},{"alt":"Painting - Al Bahe-Ceramy Time - Getzwiller's Nizhoni Ranch Gallery","id":238987378760,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.51,"height":1391,"width":2100,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/ceremony_time3.JPG?v=1568946208"},"aspect_ratio":1.51,"height":1391,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/ceremony_time3.JPG?v=1568946208","width":2100},{"alt":"Painting - Al Bahe-Ceramy Time - Getzwiller's Nizhoni Ranch Gallery","id":238985838664,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.896,"height":920,"width":824,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/Al_Bahe_a193cefd-8bcc-44c6-b118-1ca1dffeacfe.jpg?v=1568946208"},"aspect_ratio":0.896,"height":920,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/Al_Bahe_a193cefd-8bcc-44c6-b118-1ca1dffeacfe.jpg?v=1568946208","width":824}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAl Bahe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAcrylic on canvas - not framed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Ceremony  Time\" --2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e16” x 20″\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Shonto AZ, Al Bahe studied at the Art Institute in Santa Fe. He is a veteran of the Marine Corp and currently paints full time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAl is known for his artistic depiction of Navajo Yei figures draped in blankets.  This allows him to  paint the Yei, but not to show the world the exact images of these sacred symbols.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAl Bahe's artistic talents have won him numerous awards.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":10555850627,"title":"Painting - Early Morning Sing : Randy Keedah","handle":"painting-early-morning-sing-randy-keedah","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRandlett Keedah \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eGraphite on paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEarly Morning Sing \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e19” x 21″\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuote from Randy Keedah  \"I sit on the roof while the sun is going down and watch the colors illuminating the land. Every day I walk into my studio, turn the lights on, turn on my music and paint. If I don't paint, I get cranky.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePhoto of Randy and words courtesy of Tucson.com archive and was printed  in the Arizona Daily Star July 29, 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2016-07-16T19:12:00-07:00","created_at":"2017-06-27T13:33:42-07:00","vendor":"Other Art","type":"Paintings","tags":["cowboy","him","Native American Art","other-art","paintings","public-product"],"price":200000,"price_min":200000,"price_max":200000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":41509307715,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Painting - Early Morning Sing : Randy Keedah","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":200000,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/Randy_Keedah_pencil.JPG?v=1527222850","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/Randy_Keedah_pencil_1.JPG?v=1527222850","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/Randy_Keedah_Sr.jpg?v=1527222850"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/Randy_Keedah_pencil.JPG?v=1527222850","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Painting - Early Morning Sing : Randy Keedah - Getzwiller's Nizhoni Ranch Gallery","id":238777663560,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.916,"height":2073,"width":1898,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/Randy_Keedah_pencil.JPG?v=1568946164"},"aspect_ratio":0.916,"height":2073,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/Randy_Keedah_pencil.JPG?v=1568946164","width":1898},{"alt":"Painting - Early Morning Sing : Randy Keedah - Getzwiller's Nizhoni Ranch Gallery","id":238777696328,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.662,"height":3171,"width":2100,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/Randy_Keedah_pencil_1.JPG?v=1568946164"},"aspect_ratio":0.662,"height":3171,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/Randy_Keedah_pencil_1.JPG?v=1568946164","width":2100},{"alt":"Painting - Early Morning Sing : Randy Keedah - Getzwiller's Nizhoni Ranch Gallery","id":238775271496,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.531,"height":405,"width":620,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/Randy_Keedah_Sr.jpg?v=1568946163"},"aspect_ratio":1.531,"height":405,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1207\/9128\/products\/Randy_Keedah_Sr.jpg?v=1568946163","width":620}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRandlett Keedah \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eGraphite on paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEarly Morning Sing \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e19” x 21″\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuote from Randy Keedah  \"I sit on the roof while the sun is going down and watch the colors illuminating the land. Every day I walk into my studio, turn the lights on, turn on my music and paint. If I don't paint, I get cranky.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePhoto of Randy and words courtesy of Tucson.com archive and was printed  in the Arizona Daily Star July 29, 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":10571097411,"title":"Painting - Harrison Begay Sr.-Visiting the neighboring hogan","handle":"painting-harrison-begay-sr-visiting-the-neighboring-hogan","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarrison Begay Sr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eWatercolor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eYai-bi-chai medicine god out visiting the neighboring Hogan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e23” x 26″\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eIn the  1930's Harrison Begay Sr. joined the Santa Fe Indian School and studied art under Dorothy Dunn. He joined the US Army Signal Corps in 1942 and  returned from WWII to began his art career as a painter.  The photo below is of Harrison Begay from the Denver Post, circa 1947.  \u003cbr\u003eRenown for his artistic talent, Harrison Begay Sr won numerous awards and is exhibited in many museums. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the 1960s Harrison met General Eisenhower at the annual Ceremonials in Gallup, New Mexico. At that time Harrison presented General Eisenhower with one of his fine paintings which is in a permanent collection in Washington, D.C. \"Begay's paintings have exerted greater influence on Navajo artists than any others. His work is internationally known.\"  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e - Jeanne O. 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He joined the US Army Signal Corps in 1942 and  returned from WWII to began his art career as a painter.  The photo below is of Harrison Begay from the Denver Post, circa 1947.  \u003cbr\u003eRenown for his artistic talent, Harrison Begay Sr won numerous awards and is exhibited in many museums. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the 1960s Harrison met General Eisenhower at the annual Ceremonials in Gallup, New Mexico. At that time Harrison presented General Eisenhower with one of his fine paintings which is in a permanent collection in Washington, D.C. \"Begay's paintings have exerted greater influence on Navajo artists than any others. His work is internationally known.\"  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e - Jeanne O. Snodgrass 1968. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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The photo below of Harrison Begay is from the Denver Post, circa 1947.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarrison Begay painted in a soft and warm style devoted to the daily lives of the Diné people. Begay grew up on the Navajo Reservation and painted scenes from his life and his memories. He used opaque tempera and casein paints, possibly because those were more like the earth colors used in Diné ceremonial paintings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNavajo painting is a subtle combination of the realistic and the decorative.  The figures in the paintings cast no shadows and are usually themselves flat, unmodeled, and two-dimensional.  A few clumps of sage and juniper suffice for the foreground, a wavy line halfway up the picture may indicate middle distance, and a single mesa may serve as the distant background.  On this simple stage, Diné artists place enchanting animals and figures of Indians, the latter often on horseback. Buildings are non-existent. Everything is stylized except the animals, which are naturalistically drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e"}