tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post128551839115526478..comments2023-09-03T20:22:06.850-06:00Comments on LIFE NEEDS ART: Don WellerAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05975643397065262440noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-91598055928313695162013-12-13T11:15:18.522-07:002013-12-13T11:15:18.522-07:00Thanks for sharing, Karen. Don and Cha Cha are gre...Thanks for sharing, Karen. Don and Cha Cha are great. I have enjoyed working with them and associating with them very much over the years. My Dad was in advertising, so we got all sorts of magazine subscriptions. I remember that Elton John cover as well many other beautifully illustrated ones. I think they may have had an influence on me becoming an artist.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975643397065262440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-55837663804654560892013-12-13T05:41:54.915-07:002013-12-13T05:41:54.915-07:00I have a vivid memory of the day the Time cover of...I have a vivid memory of the day the Time cover of Elton John appeared on the newsstand in Scurlock's Grocery in Edinburg Texas. It sucked me right across the restaurant and I couldn't put it down, had to actually buy the magazine just for the cover. Lucky girl, five years later I was working for Don and Cha Cha! Don is an such an original, thanks for sharing this story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06978098184991986444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-77463189667338722682010-12-07T14:15:09.171-07:002010-12-07T14:15:09.171-07:00Thanks Kathy! Believe me, it was a true pleasure t...Thanks Kathy! Believe me, it was a true pleasure to write this little post on your Dad. I agree that the Bruce cover was a real winner. I am sure much better than what ran, but since I have never seen that one, I will never know. Don is a true genius and I am so happy to consider him a friend.-Brian, thanks for stopping by!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975643397065262440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-79502945038125945462010-12-06T20:54:47.532-07:002010-12-06T20:54:47.532-07:00Excellent article! I work with Don's daughter ...Excellent article! I work with Don's daughter Kathy (who commented above and is the reason I found this site) and I can tell you that the artistry definitely runs in the family!Brian @ PWYJudgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04890820807209339122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-9923959463048090072010-12-06T18:37:55.435-07:002010-12-06T18:37:55.435-07:00Greg, thank you thank oyu thank you for posting ab...Greg, thank you thank oyu thank you for posting about my dad!! I'm so glad you posted the Elton John and the Bruce pics. The Bruce pic is the greatest cover that never was in my opinion. The Time cover is the greatest cover that WAS.<br /><br />Thanks for this! I am linking this post! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07308789456184277063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-85579782527358890872010-12-01T12:43:46.499-07:002010-12-01T12:43:46.499-07:00Fun to see this, Greg. I had Don as a teacher at A...Fun to see this, Greg. I had Don as a teacher at Art Center back in '82 and he was great. I was unaware of his art since then, thanks for adding this to Leifs site as well.Chris Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479227661138356908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-23719263867553027982010-11-15T19:49:24.223-07:002010-11-15T19:49:24.223-07:00Wow, these are fantastic. Thanks for sharing them...Wow, these are fantastic. Thanks for sharing them. I wasn't familiar with Don's work but I need to check it out now.Will Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13253387218024392823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-84852175404451223862010-11-15T18:44:09.751-07:002010-11-15T18:44:09.751-07:00He came to BYU and taught a three week segment of...He came to BYU and taught a three week segment of the then "Guest Illustrator" class. It was one of my favorites partly because the articles he assigned (though he didn't tell us) were real articles for Park City Magazine. He chose a couple of the best works (mine included) to be published in the magazine and we got paid for them. It was one of my earliest commissioned works, and I am still grateful for that opportunity.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975643397065262440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-58941560233701415392010-11-15T18:07:59.342-07:002010-11-15T18:07:59.342-07:00I really enjoyed all these! The Time cover of Elto...I really enjoyed all these! The Time cover of Elton John still amazes me, Don's talent for design and drawing are flawless. He was my earliest influence and inspiration. He came to USU every year I was there, he was a definite student favorite!Rob Colvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863077384511645522noreply@blogger.com