Please start this series of posts with #477
This post focuses on another species I experienced on my recent trip to Tanzania. . . the OSTRICH.
The ostrich is another subject that will be included in my portfolio of sculpture - in progress - depicting African animals. Below are photos taken in the Serengeti, Ngorogoro, and Tarangire. several weeks ago.
The larger male has distinctive black feathers; the females' are grayish brown.
Below, the male and female look after their brood.
Below, The big bird often follows animals such as zebras and other
hooved animals that kick up insects and other edibles.
The larger male has distinctive black feathers; the females' are grayish brown.
Below, the male and female look after their brood.
Below, The big bird often follows animals such as zebras and other
hooved animals that kick up insects and other edibles.
The ostrich is the largest bird as well as the largest two-legged creature on earth . . .
it can be over 9 feet in height.
Below is a drawing from my sketchbook.
it can be over 9 feet in height.
Below is a drawing from my sketchbook.
Before approaching the sculpture stand, each species must be researched to perceive behavior, gesture, pose, individual shapes and form, and proportion. Below is a drawing of a running ostrich. . .
this is a pose that is frequently seen in the field and is typical body movement and locomotion.
The ostrich is a unique bird with a bizarre appearance and communicates many distinctive shapes
for the sculptor's use. The comical-looking creature has a huge rounded body; a long, skinny neck;
an unusually small head with big eyes, long eye-lashes, and a broad, flat beak;
spindly legs with enormous calf muscles; and only two toes. The combination of
shapes and form presents a bonanza for the sculptor while creating and designing.
Below, is a drawing of the bird's unique head.
for the sculptor's use. The comical-looking creature has a huge rounded body; a long, skinny neck;
an unusually small head with big eyes, long eye-lashes, and a broad, flat beak;
spindly legs with enormous calf muscles; and only two toes. The combination of
shapes and form presents a bonanza for the sculptor while creating and designing.
Below, is a drawing of the bird's unique head.
It is shapes and the arrangement of shapes and form that make sculpture and sculpting any species is the process of assembling shapes and forms that are unique to the subject. The sculptor must develop sound technique and be under the influence of their subject. . . I always ask myself: "What was my initial impression of this animal when I first saw and experienced it?" In this manner, I attempt to leave my imprint upon my creation and retain clarity and purpose.
For anatomy reference, go to posts #563, #616, and #655
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