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Don Weller
“My plan was to be a cowboy, but by the time I was
born the open range was all chopped up by barbed wire”, says Don
Weller. Don drew horses as a kid and rodeoed up through college. His
career in Los Angeles included
doing graphic design and illustration, which included posters for The
Hollywood Bowl, covers for Time and TV Guide, and stamps for the U.S.
Post Office. He has taught at numerous Colleges and Universities in California,
Arizona, Utah, Texas, and Washington state. More »
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Arrowheads, Snakes and Rocks
by Don Weller
20" x 17"
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Blackie
by Don Weller
19" x 13"
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Consulting
Grandpa
by Don Weller
14" x 18"
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Cow Cow Cha Cha Cha
by Don Weller
14" x 18"
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Desert Sunset Study #2
by Don Weller
15.5" x 20"
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Early Morning Selections
by Don Weller
12" x 18.5"
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Freeze or Flee
by Don Weller
14" x 20"
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Golden
Roots
by Don Weller
13" x 17"
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Hackamore Man
by Don Weller
11" x 17"
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Heeling
the Calves
by Don Weller
13" x 18"
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Hurry
by Don Weller
16" x 28"
Watercolor
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Innovation
by Don Weller
15" x 12.5"
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Itchy Elk
by Don Weller
10" x 8"
Watercolor
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Landon
by Don Weller
10" x 14"
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Swingin'
by Don Weller
12.5" x 16"
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Swiss Miss, Arab, Santa Ynez
by Don Weller
11" x 9"
Watercolor
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Thoughtful Horseman
by Don Weller
10" x 16"
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Three Buds and a Birdie
by Don Weller
8" x 12.5"
Watercolor
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Welcome to Yellowstone
by Don Weller
8.5" x 12"
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Mr. Weller paints images of today’s west as
he knows it. He paints cowboy friends and their adventures together.
He wants
his paintings to be realistic
enough that the horses, people and scenes are recognizable; the details correct,
and tell a true story.
Don uses watercolor because he feels comfortable with
it. His paintings are carefully planned in advance, with a result that
feels fresh and direct. Paintings generated
by Don are started with the most difficult parts, faces, hats, and horses heads.
He is concerned with the subject and sense of story, but he also cares about
interesting shapes, texture, pattern, and the abstract quality of the composition.
Don conveys his goal, “ I want the viewer to sense the hand of the artist
in the brush work, the colors blossoming into one another, and the details left
out”.
Don Weller Shows and Awards:
Idea, Graphis, Photographis,
Typomundus 20/2, American Institute of Graphic Arts, Communication Arts,
The Art Directors Club of New York (including
gold medals),
The Los Angeles Art Directors Show (including gold & silver medals), the
Hugo Hammer Memorial Award, Creativity (New York), Society of Typographic Arts
(Chicago), Biennale Uzite Grafiky (Brno Czechoslovakia), The New York Andy Awards,
The Society of Publication Designers, Print Casebooks, and others. He is included
in 200 Years of American Illustration published by the New York Historical Museum,
as well as several volumes of trademarks and numerous illustration books. Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators, Outstanding Alumni
Award, Washington State University.
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