#71 In the Studio: Making molds and modeling from life

Last week while Trish worked on molds of the Lab Bookends and and the two Gambels Quail, I started a sculpture of my Brittany, Penny.







This is one situation where I don't have to research my subject or delve into my extensive scrap file that I keep in the Canadian studio.  I'm modeling her from life which is why domestic animals are the ultimate subject matter:  You can't handle or get up close and personal with a grizzly.

I want to capture her noble spirit, her classic look and the burning desire to hunt that I experience with her in the field.

My fear is that I won't do her justice.

Penny posing for her portrait

Working on the studio deck on a crisp fall morning

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#61 In the Studio: Lake of the Woods

A friend of mine has a lab and I modeled a head study of her dog this week at the studio in Canada.   Labs are popular as both a sporting dog and a pet.  If ever there was a dog considered to be "universal", it has to be the Labrador Retriever. I had a chocolate lab years ago and know what's it's like to be under their spell.

I now own a Brittany (that's her in the image to the right) who I love as much as any dog I've ever owned. . .in fact - she owns me.  Trish and I will take her on her first partridge hunt tomorrow.

Clay model of Labrador Retriever Bookends

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