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April 22, 2010 | Posted By: Annie | No Comments
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I’ve been reading an inch and a half book, The Earth Shall Weep by James Wilson. Very heavy reading, a detailed account of the genocide of Native Americans and I do actually weep quite a lot.  Leonard Baskin wept too and produced this litho series of Indian Cheiftans, mostly Souix. They are by far my favorites of all his work, given the subject matter, the color palette and the way he uses painterly color layering with the dark drawings. Its easy to see how he related to these people as their history parallels well with his own Jewish ancestors - exodus, genocide and the importance of those who came before you.

Back to lightness and beauty - the fascinating reusing of old canvases by Leslie Oshman, a feature on sfgirlbybay. I love the colors of old art. I think I’m finally figuring out how to put that into my own work.