Originally published on August 26, 2008
Here is a carving I did back in 1974 that I’ve always been proud of. You might recognize the pose if you’re familiar with Frederic Remington’s work. It’s from an oil painting titled “Stampede by Lightening” which hangs at the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa. I did a copy of the painting back in 1974 and once I became interested in carving thought it would look great in 3D. As you can see when comparing it to the actual painting I changed a few things…..did away with the rain and added a lasso. He’s mounted on a piece of redwood with a 1/4″ steel rod. The figure is nothing to be real proud of but the horse and it’s paint job is quite good, at least I think so. Here’s the painting I did of the original:
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excellent!