IDOL MAKES WHITETAILS DANCE IN TEXAS Dramatic Water, Lighting and Audio Effects Bring Wildlife Sculpture to Life HOUSTON (March 14, 2002) - Renowned outdoorsman and wildlife artist, Dick Idol, known for his ability to capture the true personality and soul of his subjects in bronze, has done it again. Dancing Whitetails, an “interactive” bronze monument depicting a series of eight two-times life-size whitetail deer, was unveiled during a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 5th at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, one of the world's largest independent exploration and production companies. Anadarko commissioned Idol to create the interactive monument for their new headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas. Idol has also created wildlife monuments for a Cabela’s retail store in Owatonna, MN (three-times life-size, 26 feet tall) and The American National Fish & Wildlife Museum in Springfield, MO (four-times life-size, 20 feet tall). “Dancing Whitetails was one of my most challenging projects to date and is a great example of what I call an ‘interactive’ monument,” said Idol. “I wanted to create a dramatic monument that not only captured the spirit of the whitetail, but also brought them to life. I believe that sculpture exhibition can be made much more exciting and spectacular to the viewer through the effective and tasteful use of other stimuli such as water effects, motion lighting, music ambient sounds, and other effects.” Dancing Whitetails stands over 15 feet tall and is situated in moving water within 400 feet of man-made streams. Complete with underwater lighting creating a “dancing of light” effect across the sculptures, water dripping from lifted hooves, and jet sprays of water suggesting the splashes of running deer, this monument is one of the most dramatic wildlife monuments installed in North America. The series of whitetails consists of three groupings entitled, Monarch’s Pursuit, Monarch’s Challenge and Monarch’s Touch, with each grouping characterizing a different scene in the mating rituals of whitetails. Heritage Edition, museum quality bronze reproductions of these pieces at one-fourth life-size are being produced to benefit the Hunting and Shooting Sports Heritage Foundation. Idol will donate a portion of the sales to the Heritage Foundation’s communication and outreach programs that promote the safe and responsible use of firearms and advance participation and understanding of the hunting and shooting sports. For more information visit www.hsshf.com. Idol is one of the America’s premier wildlife sculptors with more than 30 editions cast. Many of his landmark bronzes are designed to accommodate special water features and lighting effects. The Montana-based artist has recently created a number of spectacular new limited-edition bronzes at life-size or larger including deer, elk, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain lions, bear and birds of prey. In addition, specially commissioned works of art are always considered. For sales inquiries, please contact Lee Hollmann at (919) 832-2323 or lee@whandco.com. Idol’s most recent commission is for the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Wolfpack Club, a non-profit organization that provides scholarships for NCSU student-athletes. The almost 30-feet tall bronze monument, including six wolves on a mountain and dramatic water, lighting, and audio effects, is part of the university’s capital contribution campaign that is raising funds for an approximately $55 million renovation to Carter-Finley Stadium, home of the Wolfpack football team. For more information about Dick Idol, please visit www.dickidol.com. For an interview or photography, contact Kevin Quartz at 919-832-6300 ext. 14 or kquartz@rfrench.com . ##