Diné artist joins Comic-Con founder’s art card marketplace with original works
Submitted | Garrett Etsitty
Two of Diné artist Garrett Etsitty’s original oil-on-board paintings from his “Hummer’s Dance” series are encapsulated as collectible art cards in CGC Signature Series slabs as part of the 2025 ArtPics Collection.
By Donovan Quintero
Special to the Times
WINDOW ROCK – A Diné artist has partnered with the founder of Comic-Con to sell original oil paintings in the format of collectible trading cards.
Submitted | Garrett Etsitty
Garrett Etsitty
Garrett Etsitty, who paints birds and other subjects drawn from Diné storytelling, collaborated with Gareb Shamus on a debut release through Shamus’ company, ArtPics Cards. The collection, now available at artpicscards.com, includes three original works painted on board, each encapsulated in a hard plastic slab by CGC, the same third-party grading and authentication firm widely used in the trading card and comic book hobby.
The pieces are small, about the size of a standard trading card, and each one is a one-of-a-kind original. Two are from a series Etsitty titled “Hummer’s Dance,” depicting hummingbirds in flight against vivid geometric backgrounds. The third, “Vision + Focus,” shows a close-up profile of an eagle set against a deep purple sky dotted with small white points. A bold red triangular form rises behind the bird’s head as part of the background composition.
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