WAOW Artistry of the West
The WAOW Artistry is slowly being built to provide a page on our site to promote each artist. This project began late summer 2024. We have over 300 members to load here on their pages. You can search by name, location or by subject matter to find an artist.
Heather R. Kaiser • Oklahoma • waow
Heather R. Kaiser is an accomplished artist, renowned for her award-winning sculptures. Her work is primarily rendered in bronze. She often depicts Native Americans and historical Western scenes. She captures the layers of attitude, emotion and personality of her subjects, showcasing her deep appreciation for their strength of spirit.
Burneta Venosdel • Oklahoma • waow
Burneta Venosdel is a national, award-winning bronze sculptor and pastel painter. Many of her sculpture subjects are inspired by her surroundings and life on her Oklahoma ranch. She paints the landscapes of western Oklahoma and the wildflowers from the mountains west of Gunnison that she has trod for over 20 years.
Jennifer Hunter • Illinois • waow
Nationally recognized, award–winning artist, Jennifer Hunter, is known for her sensitive storytelling of American history through her art work. Her paintings exude unique quality of light and rich luminous color in both watercolor and oil. Hunter finds that her working knowledge of the use of transparency in watercolor enhances her oil painting techniques; and working in oil allows for experimentation with textured surfaces using both transparency and opacity of paint to give life to her work.
Sharon Standridge • Texas • waow
Sharon Brown Standridge is a noted painter depicting the life of the American west and nostalgic figurative scenes with great light and energy. Her western heritage runs deep. Her grandfather, father, his four brothers and a sister were known as the world’s youngest rodeo performers, Tex Brown and His Little Buckaroos. This rich western heritage informs Standridge’s ability to render the people and places of the west with vivid authenticity.