Mermaid Sculpture

Here's a Terra cotta sculpture I completed not too long ago.
This piece had some interesting mishaps along the way, however I am pretty happy with the results. I say pretty happy because there is always room for improvement.
I started with 2 , 25 pound blocks of clay. The model was a beautiful french woman who visualized herself as a mermaid...thus she became a mermaid.
After a good start and a few on going sessions with the model , in my excitement of working I managed to knock the entire piece off the rolling platform the sculpture was placed on. It was totally flattened on one side.
Now I had to work harder because the model's time is limited.
Then when I was hollowing her out, removing the inside clay, her waist collapsed because I took too much clay out leaving thin walls which could not support her upper body. After the piece was fired and I applied the patina I got carried away with the Verde green and had to rework the patina a few times to correct my error.
The good news is clay is very forgiving and allows for mistakes and corrections.

So here she is a " Mermaid named Marie".

Some new Dog Creations

Here are some new tile and canvas paintings of some remarkably good looking dogs.  I paint with acrylic on various tile surfaces, smooth and coarse. Each has it's own challenge . When the painting is complete I finish with a gloss varnish to protect the image.

And than there's beautiful Bogie who I had the good fortune of painting again.

dog portrait paintings

Horse Sculpture

Here is a new horse sculpture I am working on using Terra cotta clay.
I started with a 25 pound block of clay and have carved and shaped to create the form. When the clay becomes medium hard I hollow out the inside which eliminates a lot of the weight and in this case keeps the horses heavy body from collapsing and the legs from disconnecting from the body. I do not use an armature. I support the piece with struts under the belly and near the front legs. In this case the tail helps support the back legs. When I am finished I will use a wire cutter to create a line of separation on the struts and actual sculpture.
After the piece is fired I will  be able to easily remove the struts.

Sculpture , Sculpture, Sculpture

It's been some time. Much has happened.
Here are 2 finished sculptures and a painting I have completed in the near past.


Stallion Clay/Bronze Patina 17" x 19"





Yanny Clay/Bronze Patina 19" x 8"





Bogie 20 x 24 Oil on linen  SOLD

 The sculpture are clay with a bronze finish and the painting is an oil.

Horse Sculpture and Male Model Sculpture

I am addicted to sculpting. Totally immersed in the process of creating 3 dimensions....
The medium I am using is clay.

So here are 2 more sculptures I am working on. The word is working on not complete. Sculpture is a slow process from beginning to end. Currently I am working on 4 pieces simultaneously. Here are 2 of those 4.

Okidoki Smokey



Yanni



Horse at Warner Springs Ranch

On one of my journeys to Warner Springs Ranch here in San Diego I photographed the resident horses.

One of these photos was the inspiration behind this new painting. The painting  tittled "Sunday" is  a 28" x 22" oil on linen.
My fascination of horses continues to grow. Large beautiful  and powerful beasts......
I am simultaneously working on a horse sculpture which I will post upon completion. So here is the new painting

Some Sculpture

I have been working. I'm just working in another medium. Sculpture has captured my attention and I have decided to allow myself another segue of expressing my creativity. Remember I'm new at this but working with 3 dimensions, hills and valleys it is very exciting.
So here are some images of one of the pieces that I have been working on.