"I have studied and painted the Native
American for thirty-five years. Their elegance, their love of freedom, their
struggle and ultimate survival are the focus of my art. If I can relay some of these
feelings through my canvas to you... then I have succeeded.C.L. Cardin
C.L. "Chris" Cardin is a self-taught artist of Native
American descent. Raised in Arkansas, he was nurtured to a large degree by his
paternal grandmother, a half-blood Cherokee. Her love of "the people"; her
love of their traditions and values have been passed on to Mr. Cardin. His work is
dedicated to her memory, and to the Native American Indian spirit of his ancestry.
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