Witco Fire Dancers Overpainted by Famous Artist

This original Witco Fire Dancer became the canvas for Northwest Modernist Artist Jay Steensma.   The painting was featured in his book, ‘Jay Steensma, It was about Painting’. Out of Print.  ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0006RKPY8 Publisher ‏ : ‎ Whatcom Museum of History and Art Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2000 Language ‏ : ‎ English Print length ‏ : ‎ 64 pages   JAY STEENSMA 1941–1994 Nationality: American Affiliation: Northwest Artist Jay Steensma was born in 1941 in Moscow, Idaho and died in Seattle in 1994. He received his B.F.A. from the University for Washington in 1962 and painted steadily for the rest of his life. Though primarily a painter, he also made sculptures, prints, and photo-collages. Chalices, snakes, houses, clouds, and fish were some of his predominating subject matter. He usually painted in shades of gray and added small bits of primary colors for shock value. He was well known for using the motifs of his mentor Morris Graves. According to friend and colleague Charles Kr