I have run out of clay again, so the completed sculpture will not be done by the end of January (Surprised???), however, I have begun to paint the Owl. I have gessoed the whole piece (At least where there is clay), and I am using acrylic paint in very thin glazes. I’ll be covering someContinue reading “The Painting has Started”
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Almost Complete
Hi Folks, Things are moving right along and it appears that I will be completing at least the sculpturing part of the “Great Horned Owl” by the end of January. “Check It Out”. As you can see, the base still needs a lot of work, and if you look closely there are still some minorContinue reading “Almost Complete”
The Owl and the Gallery
Hi Folks I was at the Around the Corner Frames and Gallery last Tuesday (January 11, 2022) working on “Hootie”. I spent four hours “Gallery Sitting” and detailing the Owl’s head. It went well and I met some really great Folks. When I got back to my studio I attached the head to the bodyContinue reading “The Owl and the Gallery”
Great Horned Owl 1st Post 2022
Hi Folks, I’m out of clay again, and if in fact you check you check out the little bonnet the owl is wearing, along with the feathers on the breast that haven’t been detailed yet, that’s the end of the last batch. I wanted to point out that adding the feathers is not only addingContinue reading “Great Horned Owl 1st Post 2022”
The Holidays are over and a New Year is almost here!
Hi Folks, I’m “Really Cooking” right now (or perhaps, I’m just “Half Baked”). Whichever way you look at it, I feel I’ve made some progress last week, and I think that I may be done with the sculpting by the end of January. Then comes the finishing process. I’m leaning toward painting it in aContinue reading “The Holidays are over and a New Year is almost here!”
The Epoxy Came, So Did The Eyes
Everything has arrived and only a couple of days late. I can’t complain about the late arrival considering the Holiday shipping challenges. Time to get back to work The eyes came in a bit on the large size, (40 mm. about 1.5 inches) so I had to reorder them. This pair is 30 mm, orContinue reading “The Epoxy Came, So Did The Eyes”
WHERE’S DA CLAY???
Hi Folks, I was zipping right along and I ran out of two-part epoxy. Don’t ya just hate it when that happens? Amazon assures me that it will arrive today. Meanwhile, I thought I’d complain a bit.
Great Horned Owl 12/10/2021
Hi Folks, Well, the head is now on the Owl; the chicken wire is wrapped, and all of the insulation foam is in place and expanded. Now comes the messy part. I am beginning to lay on the first coat of two-part epoxy. The main thing to know about this epoxy is that: It needsContinue reading “Great Horned Owl 12/10/2021”
Foaming the Armature
Since we last spoke, I have finished the chicken wire cage assembly and have begun to fill the cage with foam. I use Great Stuff foam and shoot it in through the mesh of the chicken wire. Here is what I use. Remember, this stuff will expand so don’t put in too much. These threeContinue reading “Foaming the Armature”
I Got Chicken Wire
The last time we talked, the sculpture base looked like this (More or Less”). Today I’ll be starting to build the middle section of the sculpture. The first thing to do is to reinstall the PVC tubing assembly that was removed earlier. Next build a foam blockage between the two legs keep this area freeContinue reading “I Got Chicken Wire”
The Late Emerging Artist 