ARTIST'S CREATIVITY RUNS WILD WEIL CAPTURES COYOTE ON CANVAS FOR GALLERY SHOW.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Staff Writer LANCASTER -- Artist Donna Weil said a combination of fear and fascination provided the inspiration for one of her favorite works. "Coyote Run," a wildly colorful oil painting, depicts myriad emotions she associates with the intriguing predator. It is among a dozen or so of her works that will be displayed beginning this week in a wildlife-themed exhibit at Lancaster's Cedar Gallery, 44857 Cedar St. The exhibit opens on Friday, and will conclude on May 6. An opening reception will be held at the gallery from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday. The exhibit will also feature the work of Mary Ann Brooks. Weil said coyote sightings are common where she lives in Three Points, a small town in the Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los near Lake Hughes. The menacing predator's presence is of particular concern to Weil because she keeps animals at her home. In addition to pet cats and dogs Cats and Dogs A slang term referring to speculative stocks that have short or suspicious histories for sales, earnings, dividends, etc. Notes: In a bull market analysts will often mention that everything is going up, even the cats and dogs. , she also has several farm animals including llamas and goats. "I love the animal even though I fear it for my animals," Weil said at an official exhibit hanging on Tuesday. "They're so thin, stealth and stalking. You always have to be on the lookout." It's hard not to notice the coyote's striking stare on the gallery wall. "Coyote Run" is painted using a gavel gavel small mallet used by judge or presiding officer to signal order. [Western Culture: Misc.] See : Authority knife, creating a three-dimensional texture to go along with vivid colors "Vivid Colors" is the second single of Japanese band L'Arc-en-Ciel. Track listing
Chart (1995) Peak position Time in chart that seem to explode off the canvas. "Coyote Run" is painted in red, orange, lime green and purple against a turquoise/midnight-blue background. "I love emotions," Weil said of the coyote depicted in her work. "You can look at it and wonder ... What is he thinking? What is he going after? "Is he afraid, or is he about to attack?" A self-described "Western Impressionist," Weil said most of her work depicts wildlife and American Indian American Indian or Native American or Amerindian or indigenous American Any member of the various aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere, with the exception of the Eskimos (Inuit) and the Aleuts. themes. She is a direct descendant of Buffalo Bill Buffalo Bill, 1846–1917, American plainsman, scout, and showman, b. near Davenport, Iowa. His real name was William Frederick Cody. His family moved (1854) to Kansas, and after the death of his father (1857) he set out to earn the family living, working for Runcorn, who helped settle the Badlands badlands, area of severe erosion, usually found in semiarid climates and characterized by countless gullies, steep ridges, and sparse vegetation. Badland topography is formed on poorly cemented sediments that have few deep-rooted plants because short, heavy showers of North Dakota North Dakota, state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Minnesota, across the Red River of the North (E), South Dakota (S), Montana (W), and the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba (N). . In "Night Singer," which will also be displayed at the exhibit, a howling wolf is painted in bold yellow, red and purple strokes. Her work comes in start contrast to Brooks' intensely realistic depiction of African wildlife. Among Brooks' most noteworthy works displayed is "The Leopard." "It just makes me happy to use a lot of color," Weil said. "I've been very lucky to have this technique." gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com (661) 267-7802 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Donna Weil hangs her oil on canvas titled "Wolf" at the Cedar Centre Art Gallery in Lancaster. Weil and Mary Ann Brooks have their artwork on display at the gallery. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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