Wednesday, September 14, 2011

BEAUTIFUL PARKLANDS/ A whimsical abstraction by Eric Whollem, 1986/ Concow Maidu Placenames/ MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER/ Modern Pictographic Art




BEAUTIFUL PARKLANDS
1986
by Eric Whollem
mixed media on paper
9" x 6"
COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST
Copyright by the artist

CONCOW MAIDU PLACENAMES

This painting, entitled 'Beautiful Parklands' was named thinking
of the Concow Maidu placename designation, 'Concow,' which
means 'beautiful parklands.' I used to live in Concow Valley in
the lower reaches of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Butte County,
California.

I also lived at Black Earth Village, or Chi Chi Te, in the Feather
Falls area of Butte County. This was in association with a Maidu
family. Butte County is the traditional territory of the Concow
Maidu Indians.

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See more about the MAIDU INDIANS:


Concow Maidu Culture Video.                             


Readers may be interested in seeing more of my FIGURGATIVE ABSTRACTIONS:


Whimsical Abstractions Video.                               
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