Steven L. Thorsen – The Indigo Series
The Indigo Series is a series of paintings that SL developed from 2003-2005. The series was inspired by a book that SL read called The Indigo Children by Lee Carroll and Jan Tober. SL’s Indigo paintings are the result of his vision to create a visual understanding reflecting love,.
The Indigo Series is a series of paintings that SL developed from 2003-2005. The series was inspired by a book that SL read called The Indigo Children by Lee Carroll and Jan Tober. SL’s Indigo paintings are the result of his vision to create a visual understanding reflecting love, tolerance, harmony, and balance. The term Indigo refers to a spiritual belief and a conscious as a whole. According to Carroll, those born after 1974 have come with an enlightened viewpoint, possessing gifts that help the planet heal through love.
''Copyright © 2007 SL Thorsen Indigo 9 - Painting from the "Indigo Series" by SL.''
''Copyright © 2005 SL Thorsen. "Blue Lady" was featured in the 2008 MusiCares Tribute Journal to Aretha Franklin''
Bill Mercer of the Portland Art Museum – Curator of Native American Arts – described SL’s work as “Stylistically and ideologically free to explore the cutting edge of the New Native Artist, while his bold colors are deeply rooted in his heritage.”
More recently, SL’s paintings have been described close to Fauvism. Developed in France in the early 20th Century. Fauvists simplified lines and exaggerated subject matter using bold colors to create shape and form. Famous fauvists included Henri Matisse.













