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Tom Russell (American, b. 1950). "Big Medicine" acrylic on canvas (2012) - AND - "The Petroglyph Dream" acrylic on canvas (2018). Both paintings are initialed "TR" on lower right. What's better than one Tom Russell painting? That’s right, TWO Tom Russell paintings! Russell graced these canvases with abstract renditions of Hopi Kachinas and dramatic petroglyphs respectively, in his bold and expressive manner. "Petroglyph Dream" presents three rows of mesmerizing pictographs depicting stylized human figures and animals in jet black, buttery gold, and sand-beige hues. "Big Medicine" presents a trio of katsinam rendered in Russell's signature Fauvist manner and a lively color palette of turquoise, pink, yellow, mint green, and white against a jet black ground for a dramatic effect. A captivating pair of paintings by world-renowned artist and singer-songwriter Tom Russell, set in matching custom frames. Size of paintings: 19.625" L x 15.625" W (49.8 cm x 39.7 cm) Size of frames: 20.7" L x 16.7" W (52.6 cm x 42.4 cm)

Of note, in addition to creating mesmerizing paintings like these examples, Tom Russell is a singer-songwriter who has written songs recorded by Johnny Cash, KD Lang, Iris Dement, Nancy Griffith, Ramblin Jack Elliott, and more.

Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010

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  • Condition: Both paintings are signed with initials "TR" on the lower right. Titles, signatures, and dates are handwritten on the versos. Minor scuffs and nicks to the frames. Otherwise both paintings are excellent, fitted with wires for suspension, and ready to display.

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