Artist Information:
Dianne Roberson Hendrix
Palmer, AK
United States
Member Since: Mar 2005
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Artist Statement:
Artist Statement
Alaska Artist Dianne Roberson
Hendrix
As a young artist, I traveled
every summer to the mountains
where I sketched Native
Americans expressing their
creativity through pottery,
weaving, beadwork, carving,
and dancing. It was this
tradition of recording their
lives with art that bonded me
to these distant Cherokee
relatives. I have painted
these artistic native people
throughout North, South, and
Central America. My Alaskan
paintings are a continuation
of these experiences, and a
hope to create lasting visual
images of native people and
their traditions.
Through the years, my life has
taken me on many journeys far
from my roots. I was drawn to
Alaska, as if a magnet was
pulling me back to nature. I
didn't choose to come here, I
simply could not stay away. My
Northern Light Series was born
on a January excursion. In the
cold dark night surrounded by
silence near the top of the
world, I saw magnetic pulses
of light. It was ten degrees
below zero as the many colors
of reflected lights were
magnified by the accumulation
of snow on the ground. An
intense emotion encompassed me
and I understood why our
ancestors were so awed, even
frightened, by ...
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Alaska Artist Dianne Roberson Hendrix
As a young artist, I traveled every summer to the mountains where I sketched Native Americans expressing their creativity through pottery, weaving, beadwork, carving, and dancing. It was this tradition of recording their lives with art that bonded me to these distant Cherokee relatives. I have painted these artistic native people throughout North, South, and Central America. My Alaskan paintings are a continuation of these experiences, and a hope to create lasting visual images of native people and their traditions.
Through the years, my life has taken me on many journeys far from ... |
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