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Calling himself ‘the Dream Artist,’ Narbono Begay paints what he dreams
At the end of a hard day, we all look forward to getting a peaceful night of rest. When our head hits that pillow, it’s off to dream land and for 36-year-old Narbono Casimere Begay, it’s his gateway for inspirations for his future paintings.
Being a full-blooded Navajo artist, Begay considers himself a semi-professional, self-taught painter. Born and raised in St. Michaels, Ariz., his only form of art was silversmithing, taught to him by his dad. He started making earrings and bracelets, and that was the extent of it.
As he grew up he worked various spot jobs in construction here and there, and never...