Links to Art work:
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- Rice Paddy Grunt
- Whipman
- The Drum
- Gift Giver
- TheTrickster
- CampTender
- GourdDancer
- Those Cheyenne Girls
- Gourd Clan Warrior
- Return to Earth
- Commache Singer
- Toes East, Toes West
- 8 Seconds
- The First Special Forces
- Monk's Blood
- The White Buffalo
- Twing Eater & Tasting the Air
- Santas
- What's Up Mama
- Bison
- Cardinals
- Blue Jay
- Old Solitaire
- Fisherman
- Alpha Female
- Native American WaterColors
- Hudson Bay Trapper
- A Meeting of Cultures
- Beaver Man
- Night Singer
- Pen & Ink Drawings of Vietnam
Email: CLWhiteStudio@WhiteWeb.net
Craig L. White; 702 West Main Street; Thorntown, IN 46071
History of Craig L. White's art career.
The art career of Craig L. White got under way in the fall of 1972
while he was recovering from a construction accident in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Unable to
perform his carpenter tasks he turned to painting in the Native American style and began
selling his paintings. By 1973 Craig was under contract to Century Supply in Memphis
Tennessee, producing 70 water color paintings that were installed in the Pilgrim Inn in
Indianapolis, Indiana. Throughout the 1970's and into the 1980's White continued to
exhibit his paintings earning several Best of Shows and numerous 1st and 2nd place awards
at Native American gatherings throughout the Midwest. His original paintings were
reproduced in full color on the covers of several PowWow Programs. Several of his
paintings were used as illustrations in definitive analysis of "The Gourd Dance"
by Earl C. Fenner in the winter 1976/ Vol. 9/ No. 2 edition of Indian American Magazine.
In 1985 Craig changed mediums and did two pen and ink drawings depicting the war in Vietnam. There are two more in the works which he hopes to finish in the future.
During the early 1980's Craig began sculpting Western Subjects in bronze and enjoyed this new medium in his growing artistic endeavors. Due to the high cost of molding and casting he began to carve and sculpt in wood. Within a few years Craig was invited to exhibit with other Hoosier wild life artists at the Annual "Celebration of Nature" held at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, Indiana. The subjects Craig creates run the gamut of wildlife (primarily large North American mammals) to Historical American Military figures (including Vikings and Knights of the 10th - 13th century) to Native American, fur trappers, explorers, voyageurs and cowboys, including contemporary rodeo action.