Working on the runner dog – wow do I need help with titles… Anyway… thought I’d show a side by side of the clay blocked in vs. the piece at the half way point. Now I’m getting to the point of hollowing, adding detail. If the plane aren’t correct by now, they aren’t going to be. I’m happy with this piece.
Here are a few of the photos I’m working from. I will write more about the inspiration for the work in a later post. Just keep in mind that I’m not going for super realism – trying to replicate what I see in the photos, more of conveying a feeling and getting most of the anatomy correct to a point.
This was the original idea photo. What is it like when a Greyhound is running straight at you? How does it feel? That’s where I’m going with this piece.
As the piece sits in the studio right now. Hollowing legs…
Here’s the entire series of process shots on Flickr.
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Beautiful! Fantastic! Gorgeous…as always.
Beautiful! Fantastic! Gorgeous!…as always.
How amazing is this, Sarah!
I can’t WAIT to see it finished….Of course it would look fabo on my wall….
doG I love your work. You can not do anything wrong!
Never doubt yourself.
WOW, how big is this Sarah? I would beg you to do the pic I spoke about on facebook. Hind end down, rearing up, in play. THAT would be way cool as all your others of course. ;0)
Jen Howard
It’s about 24 inches tall x 15 inches wide x 26 inches deep. It’ll shrink quite a bit still. Probably will end up the size of a 75 pound Greyhound.
I agree about the photo being a good sculpture!
It amazes me how different the feel is to see this guy with legs then without. lol I thought it was a different piece at first. Love it.