The Alpine Sculpture

“Kara”, a female of a French gun dog breed called a Korthal Griffin, turned out to be the most endearing dog which took to us immediately upon our arrival at her French home.  She has had an interesting history – she was rescued as a youngster off the mountains nearby and had been living wild with […]

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John Angel Sculptor

Central, in Kings Square Bridgwater is this amazing war memorial which caught my eye recently. I looked for a signature but could find none. I am assured however that it is signed and it is ‘an Angel’, that is John Angel, a celebrated sculptor on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. He was born in […]

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New Flying Spaniel

I have been commissioned to ‘do’ another spaniel. Here is the clay original. She will be ‘feathered’ at the wax stage and the he pillar removed.   Source: Dorset Sculpture

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Hermoine

'Hermione' a new 'Girl On Tummy'

I was commissioned by an old friend to do another girl on tummy. The original was one of my first works back in the last century! She was very popular and sold out quite quickly. ‘Hermione’ I hope will be appreciated too, in another eight households. The first has now made the trip to her […]

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Lucca, Puccini, Vito Tongiani – Sculptor

Here is a shot of a well presented ‘portrait sculpture’ of a past resident of Lucca. Puccini, I imagine, would have approved of this, displayed in a delightful square in the ancient fortified town of Lucca in North West Tuscany, Italy. I was passing with a camera (as one does whilst on holiday!) and just […]

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Anthony Gormley

Well here’s a surprise in the Lake District. I guess that is it either a Gormley or ‘After Gormley’ couldn’t get close enough to see a signature. Like the next work it is all about ‘location’! This one is a little different viewed from other angles. Quite clever! Full of holes in it if you […]

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Truth

Probable one of his better works, I saw this yesterday in Bristol Art Museum. It’s was well worth a visit if you are in the centre of Bristol. Derwent Wood RA Source: Dorset Sculpture

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