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Raymond Linklater
Raymond Linklater is an Ojibwa/Cree from the Sandy Lake First Nation, a fly in community northwest of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Born in 1970 in Sioux Lookout, Ontario. Raymond now resides in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
"I started painting after seeing other artist's artwork; Carl Rae, Goyce Kakegamic, Lloyd Kakepetum, Saul Mamakeesick etc...these artists inspired me to do my own art style. I am also inspired by our Elders, hearing them tell their traditional stories of how our people use to live on the land. I also enjoyed hearing about how they hunted and what tools they used.
I am a self-taught artist, with the encouragement from Elders; I'm inspired to paint to keep our tradition alive by painting their stories. My style of art is of the animals. I began painting when I was young at school in Sandy Lake, Ontario. I was encouraged to paint little animals by my teacher.
I believe every artwork can affect people by helping them to be aware of all existing life in nature. Also I believe I can encourage our younger generation to discover their hidden talent that they have in themselves.
I was always amazed to see real moose along the water and other animals, just to keep memories of how beautiful and important the animals are in their environment. I believe by; using the gift and knowledge we (ALL - ARTIST) can express ourselves through our artwork."
Raymond Linklater; uses acrylic paint for its attractiveness of the colour it has on canvas. He enjoys learning about paints, technique.
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