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james of ecotrust lavadour -lrb- right -rrb- with spencer b beebe http://pdxcontemporaryart.com/lavadour pendleton , oregon self-taught walla walla james lavadour painting , printmaking 1951 sbb and james lavadour.jpg james lavadour
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james lavadour

james lavadour -lrb- born 1951 -rrb- is a walla walla painter and printmaker .
co-founder of the crow 's shadow institute of the arts , he is known for creating large panel sets of landscape paintings .
`` i believe that a painting must stand up on its own without explanation .
i think of myself as an abstract action painter .
i just happen to see landscape in the abstract events of paint . ''
- james lavadour
