Ateliers Fourwinds Fine Art and Artists

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Donni Buffalo Dog

Donni, a half-blood Amerindian, was born in 1931. She is self-taught in every field of her endeavour and, after trying many different jobs including 25 years of operating Canine centers in California, she found that it was Fine Art that provided the intimate expression of her most sensitive reactions.

Her work demonstrates her rejection of artificial standards and identifies her with a curious blend of mystical idealism and traditional realism which in many ways reflects her Indian heritage. Indisputably present in her pieces are traces of an ancient form that shows a people of keen observation in harmony with the natural world which surrounds them.

BUFFALO DOG's career as an artist cannot be fitted into a traditional category. Whether in her drawings, sculpture, the occasional etching, or her novels, she makes a point of safeguarding her elusive personality from the influences that tend to blur individuality.

The elegance of her pieces and the quiet sureness of her touch speak of a devotion to all that is noble and commands respect as it is the spiritualization of the natural world and the tribal peoples that once inhabited it that are chief concern of this most unusual artist.

DONNI is a co-founder of the ATELIERS FOURWINDS

Donni's Memoirs