Artwork copyright Cheryll Leo-Gwin. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Comes the Pale Horse, 1992

Cheryll Leo-Gwin
American (born 1944)

Location: Kulshan Middle School, Bellingham

About the Artwork

Filled with dream-like imagery, color, and symbols, artist Cheryll Leo-Gwin created Comes the Pale Horse as part of a series of four winged-horse-shaped steel sculptures that celebrate the imagination. Leo-Gwin notes that her choice of imagery was derived through "stream of consciousness" and contains both beautiful and challenging images. The steel shape of the winged horse was a castoff that Leo-Gwin found outside of a porcelain enamel plant. It was previously used to make old gas station sign reproductions.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Bellingham School District.

About the Artist

Northwest artist Cheryll Leo-Gwin creates fantastical compositions using a variety of materials including enamel, metal, painting, and digital. Many of her artworks draw on imagery from dreams as well as her Chinese heritage.