Sculpting the Horse and Cowboy
Location: Scottsdale Location
Room: TBA
Apr 19-23, 2010
Meets 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
on Mon Tue Wed Th Fri
Tuition: $635.00
Level: BEG-ADV
Status: This program is completed
This class will concentrate on modeling the horse, rider and equipment of the working cowboy. Students will learn how the figures work together with ease to create a natural and authentic composition. We will spend time discussing tools and materials used in the sculpting process, and the instructor will provide daily demonstrations and individual instruction and critiques. Students will work with authentic equipment and tack as reference material, in addition to a live model.
Instructor -- Mehl Lawson
MEHL LAWSON has been a member of Cowboys Artists of America since 1982, and is past president of the group. His numerous awards include the Remington Award from the Prix de West Invitational and the Thomas Moran Award from the Masters of the American West Show. Lawson was honored with a retrospective of his work at the Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK, in 2000.
- Sculpting stand (provided by the school)
- A soft, oil based plasticine clay – no water based, minimum 10 pounds (I currently use: J.F. McCaughlin Co., 2AB225 med tan clay, classic clay)
- 1/8” Aluminum wire
- Sculpting tools
- Dividers
- Plywood ¾” x 12” x 12” – 1 or 2 pieces
- Small screws to attachment floor flange to plywood
- Galvanized pipe
- A. Assortment 1/8” nipples, 1”, 2”, 4” and 6”, two or three of each size.
- B. Two or three 1/8” elbows
- C. Three or four 1/8” couplings
- D. One or two 1/8” “T’s”
- E. One floor flange for 1/8” nipple (A good source for these small 1/8” galvanized pipes is Ace Hardware.)
- C-clamps to secure sculpture board to stand
- Wire cutters or pliers for cutting and handling armature wire
- Paper and pens for notes
- Recommended book: An Atlas of Animal Anatomy for the Artist by W. Ellenberger (Can be purchased at the Scottsdale Artists’ School.)
- Teacher will hand out reference material on human and horse anatomy.
- If you wish to purchase supplies from Ball Consulting, you must contact Ball directly, place the order, pay for it, and request to have it delivered to the school the Monday of the workshop. Ball Consulting will deliver Monday morning at 8 am, the first day of the workshop. Ball Consulting may be contacted at: 480-967-7727 or www.arizonasculpture.com