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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(image area: 8x10) Colored pencil drawing on paper

This commemorates the California Gathering that is held in Bakersfield, California. The Okla Chahta Clan holds an annual festival there to promote Choctaw culture.


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CA Gathering

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Frybread Peddler
Watercolor on paper

This Choctaw warrior is a Code Talker from World War I. The Choctaw soldiers were the first called on to use their native language in the war effort. Their code, their language, was instrumental in turning the tide of WWI.

The Choctaw diamond pattern spirals upwards to merge with the American flag.
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Choctaw Code Talkers
14x17, charcoal on paper

The Choctaw Nation has a herd of buffalo in an area known as Buffalo Valley in Southeastern Oklahoma, not far from Tushkahoma.
$500.00
Oklahoma Buffalo Valley

(image area: 4" x 12") Limited Edition Print

Stickball sticks are traditionally made with one vertical leather lace and one horizontal leather lace. Squared off handles are also the traditional design.


$25.00
Choctaw Stickball

(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
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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