#762 "Orchard Porker"

 

"Orchard Porker"

14"H 21"W 10"D

Edition 50

5,400

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#761 "Hard Turn to Starboard"

 

"Hard Turn to Starboard"

8"H 11"W 5"D

Ed. Size 50

1,800

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#755 Work in progress - Pair of Doves

I hear them every day outside my studio window:

Here's this mornings effort . . . a clay sketch of a pair of doves - the bird of peace.

Blog, text, photos, drawings, and sculpture . . . © Sandy Scott and Trish

#746 "Ecorche"

Ecorche - the French word for "flayed" - is a term that refers to the
anatomical study of animal or human form without skin.  When the
 skin is removed the artist can study the underlying musculature.

When I was a student at Kansas City Art Institute in the early 1960's we made drawings of
the classic plaster cast  - "L'Ecorche" - created by Jean-Antoine Houdon in 1767.
Like most artists I have a replica of the Houdon plaster in my studio.

Pictured below are two models I created several years ago for my workshop students.
The top image is a model cast in bronze of the equine skeleton and the lower image
is an ecorche clay model that was created many years ago but was never cast.
While my workshops focus on bird anatomy, it's important to introduce comparative
anatomy of all vertebrates - especially mammals which includes humans and quadrupeds.

For more information on the subject in this blog search for
nature's one pattern in the white search box. Also, look at the website of sculptor Rod Zullo. His recent
work depicting ecorche is beautifully presented in an extensive and artistic manner.      

rodzullo.com

"Ecorche 1"
9 1/2"H  11 1/2W
Bronze casting

"Ecorche 2"
15 1/2" H  12 1/2"W
Clay model


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#742 "Scottie Study"

Sandy's new sculpture for Scottie lovers is a
high-relief mantlepiece mounted on post and plate.

"Scottie Study"
14"H 7"W 6"D
Edition 50
1,800

Blog, text, photos, drawings, and sculpture . . . © Sandy Scott and Trish

#688 Elk review

Elk (wapiti) are common where I live in Wyoming.

Shown below, are images of this magnificent member of the deer family.    

Wind River Descent

Below, is a photo taken of elk about two miles from our cabin on the Wyoming/Colorado border.
This image was taken two weeks ago . . . a major snowstorm was imminent and the herd was leaving the high country.

Go to the BLOG INDEX and Reference Page for more information.  

See post #616

Blog, text, photos, drawings, and sculpture . . . © Sandy Scott and Trish

#657 "Weekend for Elephants" at Columbine Gallery

Next weekend, Columbine Gallery in Loveland, Colorado is hosting a "Weekend for Elephants" coinciding with

 the 32nd Annual Sculpture in the Park which takes place across the street from the gallery.  The art show spotlights the work of the 9 members of Artist Ambassadors Against Poaching who traveled together to Tanzania in 2013 to experience the magnificent African wildlife and to photograph, sketch, and paint them in their natural habitat . . . the inspired and outstanding works presented next weekend are a result of their trip.


http://www.columbinegallery.com
http://www.WEEKENDFORELEPHANTS
http://www.columbinegallery.com/african-wildlife-trust.html
http://www.ivoryorphans.org

Proceeds from sales at the art show go to Ivory Orphans - the first sanctioned elephant orphanage in Tanzania that takes care of animals rescued due to poaching.  The hope and message of Artists Ambassadors Against Poaching and of Columbine Gallery is to bring awareness and funds to assist in the ivory poaching crisis which is decimating the remaining African Elephant herds.  AAAP is grateful for the generous support and contribution of Columbine Gallery and for the interest and support of collectors . . . come by and see us and see the art next weekend!

Shown below, is a photo of the members of the internationally known AAAP group of artists in Tanzania . . . they are:  

Sandy Scott (USA); Tony Pridham (Australia); John Agnew (USA); Jan Martin McGuire (USA); James Gary Hines (USA);  Robert Caldwell (USA);  Paul Dixon (South Africa);  Julie Askew (England);  and Dale Weiler (USA).

I will be showing ten new Africa themed works.  Below, is a new sculpture entitled, "Cheetah Chase".

For more information about the trip to Tanzania, go to blogs #477 - posted Nov. 10, 2013 through blog #497 - 

posted Jan. 19, 2014.   Upcoming blogs will focus on the creation and casting of the new sculptures that

 will be shown in Columbine Gallery's "Weekend for Elephants" next weekend.
http://www.477InFieldAfrica

Go to the BLOG INDEX on the right for more information.

Blog, text, photos, drawings, and sculpture . . . © Sandy Scott and Trish

#650 National Sculpture Society Celebration in Philadelphia, con't . . .

For more information about this post, please see the previous blog.

The focus of this blog is the historic cast collection at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

Philadelphia boasts the nations first museum and school of fine art. - The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA), founded in 1805.  When I attended The Kansas City Art Institute - (KCAI) in the early 1960s',  the historic cast collection
 at PAFA was legendary.  KCAI had a few casts but nothing like PAFA.  At one time, most art schools had substantial collections of plaster casts but sadly, during the early and mid 20th century, some museums and art schools purged themselves of plaster casts of ancient sculpture in their quest for modernism.  

It was a great loss to art education . . . incredible collections of casts such as those at Vassar College, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, and many more institutions, saw the destruction of plaster casts which were regarded as
"out of date" in the deplorable wreckage and frenzy that followed the 1913 Armory Show of modern art in New York.

Drawing from plaster casts of ancient sculpture has a long history in academic art education:  

 Public institutions in the 19th and early 20th century acquired cast collections of ancient Greek, Roman, French, and Italian sculptures as a method of instructing and solidifying a student's drawing skills.  Capturing the subtle variations of light across a plaster surface was the most challenging endeavor I remember from my drawing classes at KCAI. 

A representative from PAFA participated in the National Sculpture Society Celebration in Philadelphia and 

 graciously agreed to escort a group of us to the Academy which was only four blocks from our hotel.  

A dream come true and an incredible experience to be guided on a private tour of the historic cast collection!  

Tours can be reserved when the classrooms are not in use.  

For more information call 215.972.7600 or visit www.pafa.org.

Below, are images from a memorable day at the Pennsylvanaia Academy of the Fine Arts.

Above, fellow sculptors, Lee Hutt and Kent Ullberg

Above, fellow sculptors, Nina Akuma and Tuck Langland

Go to the BLOG INDEX on the right for more information.

Blog, text, photos, drawings, and sculpture . . . © Sandy Scott and Trish

#649 The National Sculpture Society Celebration in Philadelphia

Trish and I just returned from Philadelphia where the annual National Sculpture Society Celebration was held last weekend.  We enjoyed the exciting, informative, and art-filled event with fellow sculptors, friends, and patrons.

For more information about NSS and the Honors and Awards Dinner, go to www.nationalsculpture.org

Below, are images from Saturday morning's wildly popular speed sculpting event which was enjoyed by all.

Bart Walter enlarges a Secretary Bird from his small wax model, created in Africa.

Amy Kann

Kent Ullberg modeled a head study of a taxidermy mount of a Lynx.

Christopher Smith

 As the speed sculpt begins, Sandy and Walter Matia discuss the similarities between a Tawny and a Barred Owl.

Paul Rhymer, Sandy, and the taxidermy mount of a Tawny Owl which served as our model.


Below, are more images and memories from the 2015 annual National Sculpture Society Celebration in Philadelphia.

 Sandy with Gary Lee Price

Bob Jewell, Board Member of NSS and President and Director of Brookgreen Gardens.

Gordon Alt, John Sisko, Nina Akamu

Kent Ullberg and Robin Salmon, Curator of Sculpture at Brookgreen Gardens and Board Member of NSS.

Joan and Jim Jennewein, Gwen Marcus, and Sandy


More info and images about the National Sculpture Society celebration will be in next Wednesday's blog.

Go to the BLOG INDEX on the right for more information.

Blog, text, photos, drawings, and sculpture . . . © Sandy Scott and Trish