The house, like the artist, is filled with memories of the most important things in life . . .
Paintings cover the walls and sculptures sit atop antique tables draped with cowhide.
Your eye can't travel an inch but it encounters some richly patinaed artifact of the Old West . . . In painting and sculpting, Vel concentrates on the more emotional view of the West. This is the feeling I try to portray. I want the person who views my work to see something they have experienced themselves, or to feel a mood that brings them happiness. Vel attended the Art League of Los Angeles, studying under Hal Reed and Max Turner.