An exhibit featuring the art of Erika Victor and Lucile Wedeking
Erika Victor is an oil painter creating work, mostly inspired by the southwest, from her home in Zuni, New Mexico. Her work focuses on both the landscapes and people of the region. Her art style uses exaggerated color and forms to present a dramatic, and often somewhat surreal, look at western America.
Her working process includes sketching, hiking and taking photos, before continuing with finished work in the studio. She also finds inspiration by job shadowing people who work in the west, mostly ranchers and cattle-people.
Erika Victor’s work explores the lonely and quiet areas of America, where the mountains cast long uninterrupted shadows.
More info on ErikaVictor.com
Lucile Wedeking is a contemporary oil painter best-known for her interpretations merging the Old and New West. Her work combines a modern dreamscape of color with historic western imagery pulled from extensive archival treasure hunts.
A native Californian raised in San Francisco and Santa Barbara, Wedeking’s love of art and history led her across the country, first studying classic fundamentals of art at the Parsons School of Design in New York before working as a designer in the fashion industry there for a decade. Seeking change, she then relocated to Stamford, Texas, to work as a librarian, archivist and museum director while teaching herself to paint in oils.
In addition to her professional studio practice, Lucile enjoys time spent raising registered and pure bred Brangus cattle with her husband and family on their West Texas ranch.
More info on https://www.lucilewedeking.com/works
Join us for an opening event May 1, from 5-8pm
Light food and drink.
Attendance is Free