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Sculpture, Bronze on Bronze
Size: 24 W x 13 H x 13 D in
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Limited Edition of 25. The skill of two cowboys working as a team to immobilize a steer weighing as much as 1000 pounds is an age-old practice on working cattle ranches. Now it is also a rodeo sport and this header and healer have worked hard, putting in long hours of practice so their timing is perfect, and they are confident they know "all the right moves". I sculpted the original artwork in clay. I then took the clay sculpture to Skurja Art Castings, LTD, a foundry in Prescott, Arizona. The foundry created a bronze casting from my clay sculpture using the ancient ‘lost-wax’ process. Base is wood, 1"H, custom shaped for the sculpture. Note: A new casting will have to be created if this sculpture is purchased. Lead time is 8 to 16 weeks.
Bronze on Bronze
One-of-a-kind Artwork
24 W x 13 H x 13 D in
Not Framed
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Life is full of opportunities; you can’t be afraid of change; you never are too old to try something new. This is the mantra of Hugh Blanding, a successful and respected bronze sculptor from Phoenix, Arizona. At age 40, Blanding, a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, made the monumental decision to switch careers, moving out of his comfort zone, to take advantage of a lucrative opportunity in the computer industry. A few years later, he made another life-shaking change when he and his wife Flo decided to move to Arizona, to fulfill a dream that had been put on hold for too long. In Arizona he accepted the challenge of telecommunicating from his home to his old employer back in Milwaukee. This was long before telecommunications became a way of life, and he did it successfully for 12 years until he opted to retire at the age of 57. Retirement brought more change, more opportunity. A self-taught artist, Blanding had been painting since his early teens, but upon retirement he tried his hand at sculpting. Immediately he found his forte in the 3-dimension. He loved the additional challenge presented in sculpting; the challenge to create a work of art that must be aesthetically pleasing when viewed from all angles - the top, the bottom, the back, the front, and both sides. He works in clay and takes his finished pieces to the foundry where the artisans there make a mold and use the “lost wax process” to create a casting of bronze. As an Arizona transplant, he was intrigued by the history and traditions of the west. He visited historical sights. He attended local rodeos, shooting exhibitions, and calf-roping contests. He read books dealing with the legends of the west. He studied the artwork of Remington. He wanted to create traditional cowboy sculptures that would show the action, the energy, the spirit and the freedom of this west thus sharing with others some of the heritage he found so exciting. When he began sculpting his Native American collection, he decided that instead of portraying the traditional, historical image, he wanted to concentrate on the spiritual, mystical aspect of the Native American. He did not depict a single tribe or individual but created generic images suggested by the folklore he had studied. He then blended these images with a sophisticated contemporary appearance. Complementing his Western Bronze Sculptures are his Western Oil Paintings, a Collection of Ropers, Bull Riders, Barrel Racers, and Wild Horses.
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