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Eyth In reply to ??? [2014-12-23 23:48:21 +0000 UTC]

Big thanks!  

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Eyth In reply to GregoryGancarz [2013-10-04 23:39:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Greg.  I appreciate your kind remarks!    

Greetings from California!

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Eyth In reply to kenobi19 [2013-09-24 06:01:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.  Comments like yours make my day.  

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Eyth In reply to Harkon72 [2013-05-02 13:51:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Especially great to get positive feedback from an accomplished artist. Your gallery is full of great work! Frankenbabe is outstanding, she needs her own movie.
Danke!

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Harkon72 In reply to Eyth [2013-05-02 18:44:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I appreciate!

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Eyth In reply to chriseastmids [2013-04-30 06:34:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! And your gallery is just a gold mine of creative imagery.

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chriseastmids In reply to Eyth [2013-04-30 11:51:42 +0000 UTC]

many thanks

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Eyth In reply to amiejo [2013-04-30 06:35:12 +0000 UTC]

D'accord! Merci bien!!

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Eyth In reply to Selene344 [2013-03-06 06:48:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Most expressive part (after the face) so I tend to obsess about making them well.

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Selene344 In reply to Eyth [2013-03-10 05:04:24 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome. XD

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Eyth In reply to requiem-at-saturday [2013-03-06 06:50:32 +0000 UTC]

Really appreciated comment!

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Eyth In reply to cesca-specs [2013-03-06 02:08:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Eyth In reply to Terirona [2013-03-05 23:05:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Eyth In reply to UrsaMinor45 [2013-03-05 19:50:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for those thoughtful remarks, genuinely appreciated. If she stood up she'd be about 24" tall. Original was sculpted in clay, then molded and cast in bronze with a green patina (surface coloration) that you see in the photo. Muse? Mari was just my attempt to create and "idealized" feminine form. I wanted to combine grace with strength, feminine beauty and confidence. I wanted the pose to be effortless and relaxed. I used parts of my wife to model from, the rest was just filled in from photos and memories of the beautiful women I've known. Thank you again for your interest.

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UrsaMinor45 In reply to Eyth [2013-03-05 21:01:32 +0000 UTC]

You certainly succeeded in all respects. Thanks for the additional information, and I look forward to viewing your future pieces. Cheers!

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Eyth In reply to JesseMeyer [2013-03-02 06:27:37 +0000 UTC]

Hey Jesse. Thank you for that gratefully received message. I get some nice remarks from fellow DevArtists, but as a guy who enjoys the reassurance, it always makes my day.
Your comments in particular, since I have genuine respect for your talents and appreciation for the variety of great art in your gallery. I'll happily get into what makes YOUR work strong: Style, attention to detail, fearless experimentation, beautiful textures and combinations of materials, rich variety but most importantly: originality. Plenty of us clay guys here on Dev Art, not so many masterful craftsman as you. Your gallery clearly demonstrates that. Unique vision, executed with excellence. . . . "I look forward to seeing more."
Again, thanks.

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Eyth In reply to Ratstewcreations [2013-02-09 01:21:19 +0000 UTC]

Sincere thanks. I appreciate the great review!

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Eyth In reply to ruskybird [2013-01-17 01:38:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I really appreciate your kind comments. Beautiful work in your gallery, especially the pieces with the subject in dynamic motion. Where did you study figurative sculpture?

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ruskybird In reply to Eyth [2013-01-17 18:26:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for taking the time to look at my gallery. I studied at Goldsmiths in london under Robert Ivor Jones ( the man who made the churchill sculpture outside the Houses of Parliament ).I was also tutored and taught wood carving by Proffessor Blensdorff but that was when I was at school quite a long time ago! Your work sets a standard I shall struggle to ever achieve but that is half the fun.

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Eyth In reply to ruskybird [2013-01-18 02:56:54 +0000 UTC]

If you can, take a trip to White Lodge, in Kensington park. Formal royal residence, now home of the Royal Ballet School. I believe it's open to the public. There are a series of bronzes there by a friend of mine, Richard MacDonald. He's setting new standards in contemporary figurative art. I suspect you'll
be impressed with is work, as I am. Cheers!
www.richardmacdonald.com

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Eyth In reply to endrius [2013-01-08 16:53:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Some solid figure drawing in your gallery! Nice work.

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Eyth In reply to DimRasha [2012-12-13 06:09:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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DimRasha In reply to Eyth [2013-01-05 19:24:40 +0000 UTC]

very welcome!

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Eyth In reply to odcinki [2012-07-09 19:36:45 +0000 UTC]

THX!

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Eyth In reply to tsegi [2012-02-07 01:23:03 +0000 UTC]

Hey John. Sincere thanks for your kind remarks. The edition size on "Mari" is 75, and while she's my most popular piece, I haven't sold out yet. As for pre-cast, I can't really approach a gallery without bronze inventory to provide, usually one for the gallery and a back up or two to replace it promptly when it sells (you don't want an empty pedestal in your gallery, and some collectors want to walk out the door with the piece). As for patinas, I have a couple of patina artists I rely on for that, though I generally provide color samples or paint a resin version to convey what I'm aspiring to in the surface color. Often takes a few tries before getting it right, which means burning off the wax & blasting off the old patina to reveal the raw bronze again. I plan to learn how to do my own patina work one day, so many skills required to be a sculptor! Hope that helps, you have some great work in your gallery, looks like you've gotten the "bronze fever" too, eh? Again, thanks for reviewing my work, your comments are genuinely appreciated.

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tsegi In reply to Eyth [2012-02-07 03:14:49 +0000 UTC]

Bronze fever for sure! I've been doing others sculptures for a while, but I'm just now getting my own works together. It costs a lot to get a body of work together to show in a gallery (kudos on that). My mentor Ken Payne (recently deceased) started the craze in Sedona and Santa fe and such places, of sculpting right in the gallery so that people could see him work. It works well getting potential buyers interested in the work. Meeting the artist and seeing it being sculpted right before their eyes gets the client involved in the process. Ken sold hundreds of bronzes in the 90s, before he ever cast them, using that method.(warning: old school sculptors think that method profanes all thats holy).Your work shines and I'm happy to see talented artists (many who sell bronzes are not) immortalize their vision in bronze.
I hope you will experiment with the patinas. It's the one part of the process that I think takes a feel, and can either make or break a bronze (I've sandblasted more patinas than I care to think about). And I think the artist should control such a pivotal part of the final out come instead of leaving it up to others. Ron Young @ sculpt nouveau is a patina master, and is out your way in cali. He can probably help get you started.
Your sketches Rock and its cool to see your style live in the bronze. Please sculpt and post more.

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Eyth In reply to GreyStork [2011-11-08 17:33:53 +0000 UTC]

Hey thanks!

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Eyth In reply to fully-tabouli [2011-07-10 02:11:38 +0000 UTC]

Not difficult, when you're working in clay you use an armature (aluminum skeletal framework) as a structure to build the figure on. The figure armature is attached to an armature stand, that holds the figure in place. Once she was finished, a mold was made, a bronze cast from the mold, and in bronze, she's able to balance (precariously) on that one foot. You can see an adjustable armature stand if you click below. Thanks for your interest.
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