Billy Mack Steele, who is part Cherokee, is a self-taught artist that works not only in watercolor, but also with acrylic, pastel, pencil and pen and ink. Most, but not all, of his watercolor paintings have a Native American theme.

In the Marine Corps he drew and painted as much as his free time allowed. While employed at Eastern Airlines for 23 years, Billy began his watercolor painting. First, as a hobby, then became a full time artist when Eastern went out of business.

Billy attends Native American Pow Wows and festivals to sell his artwork. Many of his paintings are taken from photographs of native friends.

Billy provides watercolor demonstrations of Native Americans in schools all over the South, and offers individual art instruction.

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