Paul Lancaster (Tennessee/Colorado, 1930-2019) oil on canvas painting titled "Tropical Princess" depicting a young woman in an elaborate dress, seated next to a large black bird in a jungle landscape setting. Signed "Lancaster" lower right. All State Art Exhibition 1994 label and Watkins College of Art label, en verso. Housed in a wooden frame. Sight: 39 1/2" square. Framed: 45 1/2" square. Provenance: Art Collection of former Watkins College of Art; proceeds benefit scholarship endowment for students in the new Watkins College of Art at Belmont University. Biography: Self-taught artist Paul Lancaster began painting in the late 1950s in Colorado, while training as an Army medic. His grandfather and great grandfather were Cherokee Indian, and Lancaster's love of nature and spirituality influence many of his canvases. His work has been included in numerous exhibitions including The Art of Tennessee at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts and a 2013 one man show at the Parthenon in Nashville, which brought together many of his works created over the last 50 years. Condition: Overall very good condition. Frame with loss, abrasions, largest 3 1/4".