Native American Artist, Choctaw Artist, Choctaw Art, Original Native American paintings and colored pencil drawings, limited edition prints and notecards depicting Choctaw culture, language and games by Choctaw artist Gwen Coleman Lester

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This Christmas card comes in a package of 8. The text inside says: "May the simple joys of family and friends, songs and smiles, be yours this Christmas." A brief description is written on the back of the card.

$14


$14.00
Drummer Boy
18x 24, Acrylic on canvas

Girl Power is written in the Choctaw language across the top of the canvas. More and more young women and girls are playing the ancient game of stickball. In years past, there were few that participated, but now there are enough girls playing to form their own teams.
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Girl Power
4 x 14, Watercolor on paper

Traditional Choctaw stickball sticks are designed with one vertical leather lace and one horizontal. The handles are squared. The ball is woven in leather over a round base such as a stone or wooden ball.The diamonds in the background are a design on traditional Choctaw clothing.
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Stickball Sticks with Diamonds

(image area: 11x14) Limited Edition Print on paper

This Limited Edition of the Choctaw Trail of Tears is printed on paper and slightly smaller than the Canvas Edition. 

 


$50.00
Choctaw Trail of Tears
 

Native Flower is a blank notecard with envelope. The text on the back of the notecard gives a description of her traditional Choctaw tribal dress.

 


$3.00
Native Flower

Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36

These women are wearing clothing of the Five Civilized Tribes. From left to right, they are: Muskogee (Creek), Chickasaw, Cherokee, Seminole and Choctaw. The Five Civilized Tribes is a historical term was was given to these five, Southeastern Tribes as a group. 

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$3,000.00
Five Civilized Women
Welcome to Native Traditions Artworks, art by Gwen Coleman Lester, a member and registered Choctaw artist of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Gwen paints and draws anything that relates to Choctaw history and culture. She uses a myriad of styles and mediums. The sizes range from miniatures to murals. 

Gwen regularly participates in Native art festivals and museum exhibits and competitions. She was inducted as a Master Artist for the Five Civilized Tribes Museum in 2007.Choctaw Nation has purchased her art as well as commissioning her work in murals. Gwen has done book covers for a major publisher and fully illustrated two children's books. Gwen welcomes commissions. Please contact her initially by email.

As always, I appreciate your interest in my art & in Choctaw culture.
YAKOKE--thanks-- for visiting my website.  

Gwen


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