Favourite Aunt - Southern Cheyenne, acrylic on canvas

Nocona Burgess, our featured artist of the day, spent most of his upbringing surrounded by art, and knew from a young age that he wanted to pursue it. Today, Nocona’s works centre around a graphic, sharply contrasted art style in which the artist pays homage to historic portraiture, and his own Comanche heritage.

Plains Coyote

I love Nocona’s bright, minimalist style – most of his subjects are rendered in black and white, with sharp, stark shadows and sparse highlights of colour. His backgrounds tend to be deep monochromes, often in earthy tones like red or orange. The subjects that Nocona works with in his portraiture are usually historic figures, or family members, portrayed in traditional aboriginal dress.

The image gallery on Nocona's webpage

Nocona is represented by several galleries throughout the United States including New Mexico, Arizona, and Pennsylvania – as well as internationally by galleries in Sweden and Australia. More of his works are available on his website at www.noconaburgess.com.  

Old Brass - Black Bird Medicine