With the advent of the New Year I finally wrapped this one up this morning so now he can chow down on those beans!. I really like the way the jacket painting turned out. To me it looks exactly like a worn denim jacket. I originally had planned on having just the figure with his plate of blasters, biscuits and coffee but, although I had the base all made, painted and ready to mount it just didn’t look right. So……with a bow to the David Lemon bronze “Morning Joe” that we own I added the details directly behind the figure. This creates a nice composition and also adds to the figures story.
The coffee pot is wood with a metal handle. The skillet is also wood, filled with peppercorns imbedded in epoxy and painted. The can is made from tin roof flashing with a soldered wire rim and lid made to look like it was cut open with a knife. The label is just painted paper. I left a few beans and sauce inside the can to run out and over the base. I think doing this adds a little more life and humor to the piece.
With the base, the piece stands about 20″ tall so it makes a nice presentation . Your comments are always welcomed.
