movement death_place death_date birth_place training nationality field birth_date article_title bgcolour
woodland . school of art and indian group of seven winnipeg , manitoba , canada 1 january 1996 warroad -lrb- minnesota , united states -rrb- self taught canadian painting 17 july 1933 eddy cobiness
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eddy cobiness

eddy cobiness , -lrb- born 1933 in warroad , minnesota , united states , died january 1 , 1996 in winnipeg , manitoba , canada -rrb- was a canadian artist .
he was an ojibwa-indian and his art work is characterized by scenes from the life outdoors and nature .
he began with realistic scenes and then evolved into more abstract work .
he belonged to the `` woodland school of art '' and was a prominent member of the `` professional native indian artists incorporation '' , better known as the `` indian group of seven '' .
cobiness has taught painting himself .
he was a graphic designer who began drawing pictures of birds in sand , snow or on cardboard , in his childhood .
in the 1950s , during his military service years , he discovered working in watercolour .
he studied colour and composition .
in the 1960s his ink and watercolour drawings were commercially successful , and he began his art career .
for cobiness , the life outdoors and nature always was subject of his works .
he began with realistic scenes and then evolve into more abstract work , influenced by his art colleague at the time , painter benjamin chee chee .
he further developed his work unimpeded and worked with several styles , using many media .
it would bring him international recognition .
it is known that queen elizabeth ii has work of cobiness in her collection .
cobiness died in winnipeg , manitoba on january 1 , 1996 to the effect of complications from diabetic .
