#724 "Antelope Flats"

"Antelope Flats"

16"H 20"W 10"D
Edition 21
3,800


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# 678 "Wild 100" at the National Museum of Wildlife Art

Note: We are now posting once a week on Monday.

Trish and I just returned from the opening of "Wild 100" art show and sale at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming.  I exhibited two new sculptures in the show:  Shown below is "Tom" (Wild Turkey) and "M'Bogo" . . .  which is the Swahili word for African Buffalo.  I also exhibited one etching - "Bull Moose".

Tom

M'Bogo

Bull Moose



We drove over Togwotee Pass in a snowstorm last Thursday and returned with beautiful, clear fall weather.
Mid-September is always glorious in the Tetons and Jackson Hole.
Below, are images and memories of this year's return to the "Wild 100".


Below, my work for the exhibition was spotlighted in the museum's magazine:  "Western Visions"/




Below, are images of my sculpture on the museum's sculpture trail.

Below, a group gathered at the museum to celebrate Jane Smith: Jane and Red were great friends of Carl Rungius and Jane was a patron of the museum.  We all toasted their incredible lives with Jane, Red, and Carl's favorite drink . . . a Manhattan!  Pictured are Sue Simpson Gallagher and Bill Kerr;  Veerla and Kent Ullberg with Joffa Kerr;  and yours truly.

A highlight of the weekend was spending time with Debbie Petersen . . .  the delightful and art impassioned
chairman of the National Museum of Wildlife Board of Trustees.

Below, are images taken as we left the beautiful valley heading back over the Togwotee Pass.
The scenes in my rearview mirror resulted in many photo-op stops as we

#462 Western Visions 26th year: Works shown and sold.

Western Visions is the longest running art show at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming.  

More then 150 painters and sculptors were invited to participate in the show 

which opened to the public on September, 13 and will close on September, 22.

Below, are the four works I presented at this year's exhibition.

Doughboys II 
12"H 6"W 4"D

 Branching Out
5"H 10"W 6"D

Wild Turkeys
graphite on paper
13 X17


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#446: In the field and studio: "firsts"

The first great event of my life was a family summer vacation to Yellowstone when I was 13.  The Wyoming trip plunged my young life into a rich adventure which would change me forever . . . it was the beginning of a spell that the West has had on me to this day.

Having never traveled beyond Oklahoma, this event presented many "firsts" in my young life:
First time in a boat, caught my first fish - a Cutthroat Trout . . .  saw my first Elk, Antelope, Moose, Bald Eagle,
Grizzly, Bison, and Mule Deer.

The experience revealed the treasures and possibilities that lay ahead in life:  I now live just two hours from
Yellowstone and never fail to reflect upon and realize the meaning of that summer vacation long ago . . .
the vast and wondrous frontiers waiting to be explored were unveiled during that first trip out West.

 Below, a watercolor from my sketch book.

Below, a recent sculpture . . . Elk Bull and Cow Bookends  15"H 14"W 8"D

Below, a clay sketch in progress of an antelope bust

Below, a small oil study of a moose  5" x 7"

Below, dedication of Presidential Eagle at the National Museum of Wildlife Art . . . with Bill Kerr, founder 

Jackson, Wyoming

Below, Tail hook  19"H 36"L 18"D

Below, Buffalo Fragment II  18"H 17"W 7"D

All painting, sculpture and etchings - copyright Sandy Scott

#321 In the field: Jackson, Wyoming

Last week, Trish and I visited Jackson, Wyoming and had lunch with Jim McNutt, director of the National Museum of Wildlife Art and Adam Harris, the museum's curator.

We visited the new Sculpture Trail, see posts #260 - 263, June 17, 2012, and Wilcox Gallery, the fine gallery that has represented me for many years.


At right, the installation of Above Timberline at Wilcox Gallery.

Below, Presidential Eagle and installation of Moose Flats on the Sculpture Trail.

#312 At the museum: "Moose Flats" con't . . .

Compare today and last Wednesday's post #310: both are images of the competed patina; but notice how
different the patina appears . . . different outdoor light at different times of the day creates ever-changing
and dramatic impressions upon the viewer.  My favorite time of day to experience outdoor sculpture is
early morning or late afternoon . . . the shadows are more pronounced and form is strong and well-defined.

To learn more about this project start with Post #274.

To learn more about the National Museum of Wildlife Art and the new Sculpture Trail go to wildlifeart.org
Also, click on their Facebook icon for more museum news.

Moose Flats installation at the National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming

#311 At the museum: "Moose Flats" con't . . .

The monument has been transported to the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming and installed 

on the new sculpture trail.  See Post, #260 - 263, June 17-20, 2012 which includes the installation of my eagle 

monument - Presidential Eagle.  Next spring, landscaping will have been put in place and I will update you 

with photos of both monuments.

To learn more about the new Sculpture Trail go to: WildlifeArt.org
To learn more about the Moose Flats Monument project, start with Post #274

#263 National Museum of Wildlife Art: "Sculpture Trail", con't . . .

Last Thursday, the NMWA in Jackson, Wyoming unveiled and dedicated the Presidential Eagle. The event marked the opening of the new Sculpture Trail, see
posts # 260, 261 and 262.

No trip to Jackson and the Tetons is complete without spending time in the beautiful and wildlife-rich outdoors, photographing and sketching birds.

To learn more about the National Museum of Wildlife Art and the new Sculpture Trail go to:  

WildlifeArt.org

Trumpeter Swan clay model in progress

#262 National Museum of Wildlife Art: "Sculpture Trail", con't . . .

In 1987, the National Museum of Wildlife Art (NMWA) was founded in Jackson Hole, Wyoming with a prestigious collection of wildlife art donated by Joffa and Bill Kerr.

The cornerstone of the Museum's holdings is the JKM Collection.  Named for the Kerr daughters, Joffa, Kavar, and Mara, the collection spans three centuries, capturing the magnificence of the American west.  Featured artists include Audubon, Barye, Bierstadt, Bonheur, Catlin, Kuhn, O'Keefe, Rungius, Russell, and selected living artists.

To learn more about the National Museum of Wildlife Art and the new Sculpture Trail, see post 260 & 261 and go to:  

WildlifeArt.org

I'm with Bill Kerr at the June, 14th dedication of the new Sculpture Trail and the Presidential Eagle

#261 National Museum of Wildlife Art: "Sculpture Trail", con't . . .

The Sculpture Trail is a new outdoor art venue for the National Museum of Wildlife Art, designed by award-winning landscape architect, Walter Hood. Overlooking the National Elk Refuge, the trail will feature nearly 30 permanent and temporary works of art.


Sculptures play with light and different seasons, offering an ever-changing view of art in the wild.

To learn more about the National Museum of Wildlife Art and the new Sculpture Trail, see yesterday's post and go to:  

WildlifeArt.org

#260 National Museum of Wildlife Art: "The Sculpture Trail"

Thursday evening, June 14, the National Museum
of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming, unveiled and dedicated the Presidential Eagle.  

Gift of Joy and Tony Greene, the event marked
the opening of "The Sculpture Trail" - a new outdoor art venue which introduces sculpture into the fabric of Jackson Hole's incomparable landscape.  

To learn more about the National Museum of Wildlife Art and the new Sculpture Trail, see tomorrow's post and go to:  

WildlifeArt.org

The sun set on the National Elk Refuge, located across from the museum, as I spoke at the dedication.

Museum photo © Edward Riddell Photography

#244 In the foundry: "Presidential Eagle" patina

The bronze monument, Presidential Eagle will be installed and dedicated next month 
at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming.  The sculpture can also 
be seen at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas and at Brookgreen Gardens in Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina.

Last week, the foundry in Lander, Wyoming applied a traditional ferric nitrate patina to
the sculpture.  The patina method is as follows:  The sculpture is sandblasted and the high points and edges are blue-padded and polished.  Liver of sulfur is applied and the bronze is scrubbed back, exposing the polished areas.  The bronze is then heated and ferric nitrate is applied.

wildlifeart.org/  (National Museum of Wildlife Art)

#239 Remarque: "Monarch of the Boreal"

Monarch of the Boreal is an early work of one of my favorite subjects - the moose.  Unlike most deer species,
moose are solitary animals and do not form herds.  I've experienced the critter many times in my adventures afield.

The odd looking, banjo-nosed animal has distinctive characteristics and presents a unique design source for the sculptor.  Although my style has changed since I modeled this sculpture, the study continues to be among my
favorite works.  It is in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming.

Monarch of the Boreal

19"H 21"W 16"D

8000

#28 Remarque: "Big Horn Sheep Bookends"

Over the years I've created more than 30 bookend designs and most of them present the subject emerging from mass. Big Horn Sheep Bookends are among the new works being introduced this week in Jackson, Wyoming at Wilcox Galleries' Wildlife and Wildlands in conjunction with Western Visions at the National Museum of Wildlife Art and the Jackson Hole Arts Festival.

Big Horn Sheep Bookends
9"H 14"W 6"D

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#26 Remarque: "Presidential Eagle"

This monumental sculpture was conceived as a celebration of nature and a tribute to our great nation.  

The eagle motif is one of the world's oldest symbols and one of the few birds that can be presented over life sized. Appropriate design and concept is called for if a sculpture is produced on a grand or heroic scale.  The subject must worthy!


Presidential Eagle was installed at the Clinton Presidential Library in 2004, Brookgreen Gardens in 2005 and will be placed at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming in the spring of 2012.

Presidential Eagle
98"H 130"W 84"D



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#5 Remarque: "Elephant Fragments I & II"

On September  15, 2011 Wilcox Gallery in Jackson, Wyoming is introducing a new portfolio of my sculpture and recent works. This coincides with the Western Visions Art Show at the National Museum of Wildlife Art, the Jackson Hole Arts Festival and other art events.  

 

Over the next few weeks I will introduce new works on this blog.  Many of the new pieces are fragments and truncated sections from previously introduced works in the round.  They are designed to be used as mantelpieces or placed close to a wall.  I'm also presenting three-dimisional bronze wall hangings that group well with paintings.  

All sculptures are signed and numbered in a limited edition and will be available in my galleries.  I will post the new sculpture as it comes out of the foundry and is photographed and review recent works as well.  You will notice that some of the recent bronzes are already on my website.

Elephant Fragments I and II

Elephant Fragment I

Elephant Fragment II

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