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Cultural Background: Cree, Moose Lake Manitoba

Garnet Tobacco, a Cree artist, was born on February 6th, 1964 in Moose Lake, Manitoba. The Buffalo is his family crest symbol.

Garnet, a prolific talent, has been painting for over twenty years and occasionally sculpts in soapstone and wood. He apprenticed under Isaac Bignell, a prominent artist who has passed away. Bignellโ€™s style and form greatly influenced Garnet who is preserving it to this day. Fluid lines, soft earthy tones against simple stylized backgrounds are all characteristics that have attracted many collectors. Garnet has works in private collections throughout Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, U.S.A and Canada. His work has also been displayed at the Art Expo in Calgary.

Some of the animals that he loves to paint are those common to the plains region such as bison, herons, eagles, and hawks, but he also explores the marine world with his salmon, whales and turtles, as well as some truly delightful works depicting subjects like the butterfly, hummingbirds and loons.

Garnetโ€™s friendship with his teacher, Isaac Bignell, was something he treasured, so preserving Isaacโ€™s style keeps his identity alive for many to understand and collect.

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Origine Culturelle: Cree, Moose Lake Manitoba

Garnet Tobacco, un artiste Cri, est nรฉ le 6 Fรฉvrier 1964 ร  Mouse Lake, au Manitoba. Le Bison est lโ€™emblรจme de sa famille.

Garnet, un talent prolifique, peint depuis plus de vingt ans et sculpte parfois dans la pierre ร  savon et le bois. Il a fait son apprentissage avec Isaac Bignell, un artiste distinguรฉ qui nous a malheureusement quittรฉ. Le style et la forme de Bignell a grandement influencรฉ Garnet qui le reprรฉsente bien encore aujourdโ€™hui. Lignes fluides, tons doux de terre contre de simples fonds stylisรฉs sont toutes des caractรฉristiques qui ont attirรฉ de nombreux collectionneurs. Garnet a des ล“uvres dans des collections privรฉes en Allemagne, Autriche, Suisse, Australie, aux ร‰tats-Unis et au Canada. Son travail a รฉgalement รฉtรฉ affichรฉ ร  lโ€™Expo dโ€™Art ร  Calgary.

Certains des animaux quโ€™il aime peindre sont ceux qui sont communs ร  la rรฉgion des plaines comme le bison, les hรฉrons, les aigles, et les faucons, mais il explore aussi lโ€™univers marin avec le saumon, les baleines et les tortues, ainsi que quelques ล“uvres vraiment remarquables symbolisant des sujets tels que les papillons, les colibris et les huards.

Lโ€™amitiรฉ de Garnet envers son maรฎtre, Isaac Bignell, รฉtait quelque chose quโ€™il chรฉrissait, alors prรฉserver ainsi le style dโ€™Isaac lui permet de garder son identitรฉ vivante, et de le faire connaรฎtre et comprendre.

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