#632 "The Power of Three" at the Cheryl Newby Gallery

Last month on Saturday evening, April 25 I attended the gala opening of "The Power of Three" at the Cheryl Newby Gallery located in Pawley's Island, South Carolina.  The exhibition presents twenty four works by three figurative sculptors:  Amy Kann, Gwenn Marcus, and me.  Each of us have very different styles and approach to our work.

In the words of gallery founder and owner, Cheryl Newby:  "Art serves as a channel of expression to release, elevate, and understand our innermost conflicts, as well as our aspirations, hopes, and ideals. I like to believe that humans see art and take it in; like breathing, subconsciously it affects us.  The POWER to communicate is what it's all about".

Below, is a picture of the three of us with Cheryl Newby in the beautiful gallery on April 25, images from the "Power of Three" catalogue, and additional photos and memories of our opening night.  The exhibition runs until May 23, 2015.

Gwen Marcus, Sandy, Amy Kann, Cheryl Newby

 Tom
13"H 10"W 8"D

 Gwen Marcus and Trish

Green Back Heron
11"H 13"W 10"D

All works were beautifully placed with room to walk around the pedestals.
Some sculptures were displayed on furniture . . . as one would envision in a home environment.

To view the exhibition, go to www.cherylnewbygallery.com

11096 Ocean Highway

Pawley's Island, South Carolina

(843) 979-0149 

Fred and Cheryl Newby are elected patrons of the National Sculpture Society.  In the show catalogue she writes:  

"Amy Kann, Gwenn Marcus, and Sandy Scott are each elected Fellows of the National Sculpture Society.  The NSS promotes the knowledge of excellence in sculpture inspired by the natural world.  Its members create, interpret, exhibit, collect, and support the evolving tradition in American sculpture.  NSS is a not-for-profit  organization whose members include some of the world's finest sculptors, architects, are historians, conservators and other allied professionals."

www.nationalsculpture.org

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#609 In the studio: Flexible molds

A flexible mold is the term commonly used for a rubber mold and is the type of mold used by most sculptors today.  

For an in-depth discussion about flexible molds, please go to blog #572,
posted October 8, 2014 and blog #574, posted October 15, 2014.

Blog #572              Blog #574

Flexible molds have a varied longevity or "shelf life" which refers to how long the completed mold will last in years.  

Note: Some sculptors refer to shelf life as "library life" or time in storage.  My molds have been made in the studio by 

Trish for over 25 years and during that time, while using Black-Tuffy, Smooth-on, and other products, we've experienced numerous mold failures or loss of mold usage due to the rubber liquifying and turning to an unusable goo.   

Keep in mind, the possible short shelf life of these products is printed on their labels and after losing

some of our older molds before the edition was cast, we've changed to a newer, more stable product. 

Inexplicably, we have 20 year old molds made from Smooth-on that are still good while some have failed after less than 4 years of use!  Most of the old ones, however have failed.  For the past six years, we've been using a product called Polytek
(see blogs #572 and #574) and so far, have experienced no mold failures.

       http://www.polytek.com

The sculpture shown below, entitled Takers of the Anasazi Sun was introduced and sold at
 Prix de West in 1994 and another one was cast and consigned to Knox Gallery in Colorado.

The sculpture is listed in the book about my work - Spirit of the Wild Things - The Art of Sandy Scott -
as an edition of 35 but only two were cast before the Smooth-on mold failed after less than 3 years.
The clay model of the work does not exist nor is there a wax replica of the piece in existence.

http://Spirit of the Wild Things

While works such as the sculpture show above will never be cast again, another older work has been given new life.
In 1999, I created a sculpture entitled, Promising Pup.  After only a few castings, the mold failed but a wax replica
of the clay model was retained before the mold had to be discarded.  Last summer, I totally remodeled and
reworked the wax and Trish molded it into a similar but new sculpture entitled, First Season Promise.

Shown below, is First Season Promise in clay and Trish starting the mold.
More about flexible molds in next Wednesday's blog.

Shown below is view #1 of the new bronze, First Season Promise which will be introduced at two upcoming shows:
The Briscoe Museums's Night of the Artists on March 28, 2015 and
The Cheryl Newby Gallery's The Power of Three show which opens April 25, 2015.

More about both shows in upcoming blogs.

http://Night of the Artists

http://Cheryl Newby Gallery.com

First Season Promise
11"H 15"W 9"D



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#561 In the studio: "Big Four of the Rockies", con't . . . the Elk

. . .  the fourth blog in a series of four regarding this subject.

For more information, start with post #558, August 20, 2014.

Four new small sculptures were created this summer depicting the Big Four of the Rockies . . .
the Grizzly, Moose, Bison, and Elk.  They will be introduced next month at Wilcox Gallery
in Jackson, Wyoming in conjunction with the Western Visions Exhibition at the
National Museum of Wildlife Art.

The focus of this blog is the Elk. . . also called Wapiti.

 Elk, like Moose, are members of the deer family, are plant-eaters, and have antlers instead of horns.
Antlers are grown and shed every year and given an adequate diet, the subsequent sets are larger.
New antlers are soft and tender and are covered with "velvet" . . . a layer of skin with short, fine hairs
and a network of blood vessels to nourish the growing antlers.  By summer. the antlers stop growing,
the velvet dries up and the animal rubs it off while preparing for the mating ritual called the "rut".
Antlers shed after mating season.

 In the Rocky Mountains, the screaming bugle of a bull Elk during the mating season
is as much a  symbol of autumn as the golden aspen leaves or the honking of migrating geese.

Below, are images of the clay model in progress of the new Elk sculpture.

All mammals, including deer, cats, bears, horses, humans, etc. evolved from the same prehistoric source and although their skeletons are fundamentally the same, I find it helpful to have a drawing of the skeleton of the species I'm working
on in front of me.  For more info regarding "Nature's One Pattern", please link to blogpost #448; July 31, 2013.

#448 Natures One Pattern

Below, are drawings from my sketchbook.

Below, is an image of an original etching of an Elk.

"For the animal shall not be measured by man.  In a world older and more complete than ours,
they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained,
living by voices we shall never hear.  They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations,
caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendor and travail of earth."      

 -  Henry Beston
 The Outermost House,  1928

To learn more about the subjects go to posts #563, #616, and #563 

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for additional anatomy reference, go to posts #563, #616, and #655

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#560 In the studio: "Big Four of the Rockies", con't . . . the Bison

. . .  the third blog in a series of four regarding this subject.
For more information, start with post #558, August 20, 2014.


Four new small sculptures were created this summer depicting the Big Four of the Rockies . . . the Grizzly, Moose, Bison, and Elk.  They will be introduced next month at Wilcox Gallery in Jackson, Wyoming in conjunction with the Western Visions Exhibition at the National Museum of Wildlife Art.
The focus of this blog is the Bison.



  Research is the most time consuming and important aspect of my work in the studio.  The sculptor simply must understand structure, anatomy, and behavior of their subject before approaching the sculpture stand.  One of the more obvious characteristics of the Bison is the long hair on top of the head, the chin, and the forearms.
Modeling this surface texture with warm, soft clay outdoors in the summer was a welcome challenge!

Below, are two images of the new Bison sculpture in progress.

Below, is a sketch from a recent trip to Yellowstone.





Below, is a large bronze sculpture bas- relief panel depicting a truncated design of the American Bison.

Bison I Fragment
26"H 35"W 8"D

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#559 In the studio: "Big Four of the Rockies", con't . . . the Moose

This is the second blog in a series of four regarding this subject . . . for more information, see the previous post.

Four new sculptures depicting the "Big Four" quadrupeds of the Rocky Mountain and Yellowstone region will be
introduced next month in Jackson, Wyoming at the Wilcox Gallery.  The "Big Four" are the Grizzly, Moose,
Bison, and Elk . . . the last blog featured the Grizzly and this post focuses on the Moose.

Wilcox Gallery requested this suite of small sculptures to introduce to their clients and my collectors during the Jackson September high season which coincides with the Western Visions Show at the National Museum of Wildlife Art.

Below, are images of the Moose clay model in progress.  All four of the new "Big Four" sculptures were created
outdoors this past summer and by using warm, buttery-soft clay, a smooth surface was achieved . . .  the use of
sculpture tools was kept to a minimum which imparted a spontaneous, free-flowing visual effect.  The sculptor
must have an understanding of quadruped structure and anatomy to work in this manner.  Anatomical waypoints
and proportion must be established and the animal's silhouette  - in this case, a moose - must shout,  "MOOSE!"
There should never be confusion about what animal an artist is attempting to depict!

Below, are recent photos taken in the field of one of my favorite subjects . . . the Moose.

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#558 In the studio: "Big Four of the Rockies" . . . the Grizzly

This summer I completed a grouping of four small sculptures depicting the "Big Four"quadrupeds
of the Rocky Mountain and Yellowstone region.  The are:  Grizzly, Moose, Bison, and Elk.

The four sculptures are being cast at the foundry now and the suite will be introduced at the Wilcox Gallery
next month during the Western Visions show at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming.
I will post photos of the "Big Four" miniatures cast in bronze in an upcoming blog.

Below, is the clay model of the Grizzly in progress.  By working outdoors in the summer on the covered deck of the studio, I'm able to keep the clay warmed to the perfect temperature to impart a spontaneous and fresh surface.

Below, is a photo of griz taken recently in Yellowstone.   As you can see by this telephoto image, I keep my distance!

I live in the Wind River Range of Wyoming approximately 100 miles from the Yellowstone/Grand Teton area
and Grizzly have become more common outside the park in the past few years.
I've abandoned places where I used to camp and hike due to Grizzly presence.

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#126 In the studio: Galleries - "In the trenches". . .

I completed my first portfolio of etchings in the mid 70's and was fortunate to be directed to top galleries in the west to introduce my art.  During those years and until the present I have been represented by fine galleries who have given me the opportunity to be in the studio and in the field while they are "in the trenches". . .displaying, championing and placing my work in collector's homes and beyond - day in and day out.

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#38 In the Field: Art Show and Sale, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming

Sandy and artist
Carrie Ballantyne

I attend several museum sponsored juried invitational art shows a year.
They are an opportunity to meet collectors, museum, gallery and media folks and
sell art in a gala museum setting.

I particularly enjoy seeing old friends among the artists and meeting new ones.  I consider the shows an "in the field" experience for several reasons, namely:
- To sell art.
- To extract the most from art that was created by past masters in the
  museum collections.
- To see new works created by fellow artists

Trish and gallery owners and artist
Narda and Jim Wilcox

       Although I'm influenced by the antique and 19th century
       animaliers in France and America, I continue to be impressed by
       various living artists' style.  They, like me, are enjoying a
       resurgent interest in representational and figurative art.

       An artist's style emerges on its own unless there is an attempt to
       copy others.  Style is individual and personal.

     

    "Get out there and see what everyone else is doing - then do something different"

                                                                                                                                   Bob Kuhn

Sandy at the Phimister Proctor exhibit at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming
during the 30th anniversary Art Show and Sale - September 23-24, 2011

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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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#2 In the studio: Whitetail deer (untitled)

We are at the Lake of the Woods studio on a cool, breezy summer afternoon.  Sandy just completed a new sculpture of a bounding whitetail deer. Although it looks as if the photo was shot in the fall, the glow in the distance is actually a stunning  Canadian sunset setting the trees ablaze.

Trish will start the mold in the morning.  This sculpture is the maquette (study) for the larger version that will be introduced at the Autry in February.

We will be returning to our Lander headquarters soon to get ready for the Wilcox Gallery Wildlife and Wildlands show in Jackson, Wyoming Sept 12-30.  The show coincides with the Western Visions Show at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Sandy will be there Sept. 15-18.  Then its back to Lander to antelope hunt and then to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming the following weekend.

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Blog, text, photos, drawings, and sculpture, Whitetail deer, clay models. . . © Sandy Scott and Trish

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