"This painting depicts the respect and belief that Native people have with the thunder storms. Native people believed that the Thunderbird was a living being in the thunder clouds, hence the otter in the Thunderbird as its nourishment. The tail of the Thunderbird is affecting the lake and creating wind and waves. the rain is pouring and the people in the canoe are hurrying backt too their camp to safety" These paintings are from the private collection of the immediate family of Carl Ray. Dimensions: 30" x 22" Unframed The artworks on this website remain the property of the artists or the copyright owner and may not be reproduced in any form without written permission. Images have been randomly watermarked to protect the copyright© of the artists artwork. ©2006 Ahnisnabae Art Gallery All Rights Reserved
|