The California Quail, also known as the Valley Quail, is similar in size, shape and appearance to the Gambel's Quail but the two species have very little range overlap - the latter being more southerly. Formal sparseness of design, the use of negative space and clarity of silhouette was my goal while modeling this sculpture: Negative space balances and supports the subject and gives visual activity to the composition. The arrangement of positive and negative shapes forms the design and creates a new dimension to the image. Painters use the elements of color, perspective, value and shape to create a composition . . . sculptors design with positive form and negative shapes.
Trish's definition of negative space: "Where the sculpture is not".
I couldn't have said it better myself.
This work is one of five new sculptures being introduced at the
Autry Museum's Masters of the American West Show and Sale.
This work is one of five new sculptures being introduced at the
Autry Museum's Masters of the American West Show and Sale.
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| California Sunrise 12"H 12"W 9"D (life-size) |
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