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:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/maidu%20indians

Concow Maidu Culture Video.                             

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

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/figurative%20abstraction

Whimsical Abstractions Video.                               

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