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My wife says that I should do something useful. Wait, not that exactly: she says that I should make some useful art, sculptures that serve a purpose or do something, such as jump over tall buildings or save kittens from trees. That seemed too complicated, so I have made a vase. Not too big––sort of…
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This is one of a new series of loose, Expressionistic representations of animals. I call them Cast Wax Sketches, because they started out as a group of quick studies for a prospective commission patron who wanted a sculpture of her dog, The commission ran away and joined the circus but I continued to enjoy this…
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This is one of a new series of loose, Expressionistic representations of animals. I call them Cast Wax Sketches, because they started out as quick studies to show to a prospective commission patron who wanted a sculpture of her dog, The commission ran away with the mailman but I enjoyed the light-hearted, playful way of…
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This isn’t a Poodle or a Keishound or a Portugese Water Dog or a Swiss Shepherd––it’s a dog. It’s just a dog. And it’s a dog who is ready to play. Lucky you! Lucky dog. This is one of a new series of loose, Expressionistic representations of animals. I call them Cast Wax Sketches, because…
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This is one of a new series of loose, Expressionistic representations of animals. I call them Cast Wax Sketches, because they started out as quick studies to show to a prospective commission patron who wanted a sculpture of her dog, The commission floated away but I enjoyed the light-hearted, playful way of capturing the essence…
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Another of my loose Cast Wax Sketches, albeit a bit more detailed than the rest. I have loved the look of these breeds ever since watching William Powell and Myrna Loy in the “Thin Man” movies from the 30’s. They had a great, spirited dog named Asta, a Welsh Terrier, that darted in and out…
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This was one of the first animals in my Square Menagerie to gain some serious height, at least, for my sculptures. More importantly, this was my first dance with carving negative space into a sculpture. Once I had my wax original completed (with the body and neck as one piece, set apart from the four…
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When I started my Square Menagerie series, I created exotic African animals. And this moose. Actually, there were a number of moose. (Mooses? Meese? Mouseaux?). Somewhere out there, my friend, Rosa, has a daddy and baby girl moose, the latter splay-legged and awkward while her loving father stands nearby. My father-in-law has another in Lima,…
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Two lovers, enamored and entwined. Two friends, relaxed and comfortable together. Two giraffes, delighted and happy. What was fun with DUET was the happenstance in its creation. I decided to make a giraffe as part of my SQUARE MENAGERIE series. I liked it, so I made another. When I placed them side-by-side, I discovered that…
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The evening sky is many things: a cloaking curtain, a silent harbor, a veil of mystery. As I gaze skyward, remembering my day, wondering on my life, imagining my tomorrow, I can greet the darkness with relief or fear. Today is passing, veiled and fading. Its time has passed, its lessons are in place, if…
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Stay tuned for information on upcoming exhibitions of my work.
