“A Moving Adventure in Art and Verse”
Copy Right 2012
Native Art Expressions
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Doug Watson, Writer

Douglas was born in Walla Walla Washington, but he spent the majority of his youth in Coos Bay, Oregon, going to school and surfing the Oregon coast. He attended college at U of O in Eugene, Oregon, before becoming a physical conditioning instructor in the Air Force. He began ranching after the Air Force, raising hybrid wolves, and fine quarter horses.

Living with wildlife has influenced Doug’s writing for many years. He found a love and understanding of these wild creatures that has inspired him to write the amazing artistic words that he is known for. He transports you into their forest home, so that you have a better understanding how these beautiful animals live in nature.

Doug has several books soon to be available. Watch for “Whispers of Love”, a unique and beautiful
collection of original love poems. Also “Growing with Pa,” and “Tales of the Six Mile,” will come out soon.
John Finch, Artist

John was born on the Lapwai Indian Reservation in Idaho. He is a direct descendant of Chief Joseph.

John has spent a large part of his life preserving his Native American culture through his art. It is his extensive ability to capture and bring to life the wild animals and the true inner light of the subjects of his portraits that give his work its distinctive look. He has spent his life studying and teaching art. He has worked as a portrait artist at the 5th Street Market in Eugene Oregon. John also developed a summer youth program and taught traditional and contemporary art at the Flagstaff Indian Center in Flagstaff, Arizona. He was the artist in residence at the 1974 World Fair/ Native American Village where his artwork was on display. He worked as a silversmith inside the Native Art pavilion in Spokane Washington.

Over the years, John’s artwork has been on exhibit, and has won numerous awards throughout the western United States. One of the most noted honors was when one of his paintings was selected to be part of the Smithsonian Institute’s permanent collection of contemporary Indian Art in Washington DC.
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