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Don Oelze

Don Oelze (Born 1965) is active/lives in Montana, Washington / Japan, New Zealand.  Don Oelze is known for Western frontier art, Indians and horses.

Don Oelze's parents were from the Southwest of the United States, but their love of God took them to different parts of the world. Don was born in New Zealand and at an early age he had a fascination with America and especially with the lifestyle of cowboys and Indians. His grand parents collected Native American artifacts from their property and surrounding country in the eastern part of the United States.

When he was six years old, his grandmother sent him an Indian outfit which only fueled his desire and love for the native customs and history. He started drawing Indians at a very early age, and by the time he was in school at age six or seven, he remembers getting in trouble for drawing Indians in class instead of paying attention to his New Zealand history teacher. When he was eight years old, his parents moved back to the United States where he continued to draw and paint through high school. He then attended Memphis College of Art for one year, where he painted many diff   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1655 characters.]  Artist bio

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