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[Ben Nelson] began painting early in his life, feeling drawn to the "ledger" tradition of the Great Plains, developed as buffalo hides vanished and Native artists began using accounting ledgers to draw pictographs. "I saw the ledger paintings and I just thought, that's something a little kid could do." His father has been making his own version of the traditional paintings for nearly 20 years and [Yellowman] has clearly left footsteps worth following. Nelson's been courting collectors since 13, which is when, in his estimation, he garnered some recognition in the art world. His ledger paintings have evolved into a free and more contemporary style; his palette is wildly colorful and his broad sweeping scenes incorporate the pastoral and the modern casually and in turn.
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Indian Market 2005; Balancing Act
Ben Nelson is soft-spoken and intuitive and a little bit cagey. That's no surprise; artists are supposed to be sensitive. What makes Nel...
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