Sculpted in 1994, "Hard to Catch" was my first 1/10th scale equine sculpture to be cast as a limited edition resin. This 'Cutting Stock Horse' edition was originally intended to be a run of 50 pieces cast by the Plaster Factory in late 1994, early 1995. Due to very poor casting quality, the edition was reduced to only a run of 10 pieces. Today, 9 of the 10 had been completed by myself and 8 of them still exist. The red-dun appaloosa shown above was painted and haired by myself in 1995.
The Palomino, #2/10 was destroyed during return shipping from the 1996 Draft Horse Classic Juried Equine & Western Art Show after winning first place in the 'other media' sculpting category. Each of the surviving 8 have been completed by myself to custom ordered colors as requested by the clients who bought them. Several pieces of the edition also feature custom resculpting or a hair mane and tail as shown above. At least two of this small edition painted by me reside in collections in Germany. I'm seeking photos of the pieces I painted, only some of which I have retained over the years.
The few remaining casts of poor quality, unpainted, were sold on Ebay on clearance and since have been painted by other finishing artists. I believe there were four of these raw casts so distributed.
This piece, painted by an unknown artist, shows the original mane and tail the sculpture was cast with. The hooves and shoes indicate that I likely did the finish work on this sculpture originally but was later painted when likely damaged. It and now resides in a private collection in Germany.
Another piece that resides in Germany, painted in oils and haired - finishing artist unknown.
Another of the resins sold unfinished. This one painted and haired by Cheryl Farrens also now resides in a private collection in Germany.
Sculpted in 1994, "Hard to Catch" was my first 1/10th scale equine sculpture to be cast as a limited edition resin. This 'Cutting Stock Horse' edition was originally intended to be a run of 50 pieces cast by the Plaster Factory in late 1994, early 1995. Due to very poor casting quality, the edition was reduced to only a run of 10 pieces. Today, 9 of the 10 had been completed by myself and 8 of them still exist. The red-dun appaloosa shown above was painted and haired by myself in 1995.
The Palomino, #2/10 was destroyed during return shipping from the 1996 Draft Horse Classic Juried Equine & Western Art Show after winning first place in the 'other media' sculpting category. Each of the surviving 8 have been completed by myself to custom ordered colors as requested by the clients who bought them. Several pieces of the edition also feature custom resculpting or a hair mane and tail as shown above. At least two of this small edition painted by me reside in collections in Germany. I'm seeking photos of the pieces I painted, only some of which I have retained over the years.
The few remaining casts of poor quality, unpainted, were sold on Ebay on clearance and since have been painted by other finishing artists. I believe there were four of these raw casts so distributed.
This piece, painted by an unknown artist, shows the original mane and tail the sculpture was cast with. The hooves and shoes indicate that I likely did the finish work on this sculpture originally but was later painted when likely damaged. It and now resides in a private collection in Germany.
Another piece that resides in Germany, painted in oils and haired - finishing artist unknown.
Another of the resins sold unfinished. This one painted and haired by Cheryl Farrens also now resides in a private collection in Germany.