With so many things to be excited about I am finding lots of inspiration for new artwork. The spectacular Sun Dogs that were photographed near the end of the Yukon Quest sled dog race this year inspired a few paintings:
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| "Sun Dogs" Oil on Canvas 20'x24" |
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| "Sun Dogs 2" work in progress, Oil on Canvas 24;x20" |
South Dakota being the home of the North American Bison, I went to visit the 777 Buffalo Ranch and painted this fun piece of a sassy young cow using a painter's knife. Here you can see the piece as it progressed:
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| quick underpainting |
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| adding details |
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| Finished! "Buffalo Gal" Oil on Canvas 24'x20' |
Vivid blue skies set the tone for this winter's paintings, giving the feel of openness that I am surrounded by when outdoors on the prairies here.
Sculptures are going well. I started a series of Mustangs based on my photos from the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary near Hot Springs. The first one to be completed was this lone gelding standing under a tree:
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| "Mustang 1" cast plastic 4'x7 1/4' |
The sample castings are looking very good. I am experimenting with different paint and color treatments and copies of this sculpture will be available for purchase this summer!
Two other sculptures in this series are still in progress:
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| "Mustang 2" 4x7 1/4" |
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| "Mustang 3" 4x 71/4 |
One other series has been developing itself as I work. This tiny sculpture was designed to test new casting materials:
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| "Moon Horse" cast plastic 2 1/2' |
The idea of an energetic moving figure surrounded by a moon appealed so much that two new sculptures are in progress using this design:
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| "Moon" 8" round |
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| "Moon Reversed" 8" round |
Look for these pieces and more to be finished this spring!
