Here's how "Lonestar" was sculpted. The entire process took more than a year.
above: here's how he looked after a few days of work in early December of 2004
Above: after another week of all day, every day work he now looks like this. I am beginning to grapple with the muscle mass and questions like "How big is a Quarter Horse's butt really?"
After another few weeks of working like someone obsessed, he now looks like this. His face is coming along, and there has been a lot of refinement.
As of mid-January 2005 this is what he looked like. A lot more work has gone into learning to 'see' what it is that makes a Quarter Horse a Quarter Horse, and then applying it to the sculpture. Muscle mass has been beefed up a bit, and defined somewhat. The mane and tail are roughed in. Proportions have been checked and double, even triple checked. At this point things really slow down as the 'finishing' phase of the sculpture begins.
Answers to some frequently asked questions:
The Clay I am using for this sculpture is Chavant Sulphur Free Hard, in brown. You can purchase it from the Loveland Academy.
I took extra care to make my horse about the same size as the Peter Stone Ideal Stock Horse. This way all take made to fit him can fit this guy, too!
