A narrow coil-bound notepad from the Indigenous Collection at Canadian Art Prints. Features artwork by indigenous artist John Balloue, of a rainbow-toned watercolour bear with a fish in its mouth.

 7.6cm x 22.2cm / 3" x 8.75"

About the Artist

Cultural Background:  Western Band of Oklahoma Cherokee.

After returning home from Vietnam, John began taking art courses from the local Junior College.  Forty years later it has become a business and a way of life.

Having a Cherokee father and an English/Irish mother and not being raised on a reservation, art is his way of understanding, keeping alive and honoring his Native Ancestors.

Painting in a realistic style for over 30 years, in 2003, John needed to try something new.  He began experimenting with color and texture to create a more contemporary look and feel to his work.