Monumental Bronze Duck
Sculpture
Monumental bronze sculpture of five large Mallard Ducks, that when finished, will be eleven and a half feet tall. This is a work in progress. These clay master models are still unfinished but can give you an idea how the final Bronze will look. The blue Duck at the top of the other four, just below this paragraph, is in the beginning stage of the sculpting process. The blue foam inner structure (Armature) will be covered with clay for texture and detailing, having the same fine quality as the other four.
A Work in Progress...
All of my sculptures start with a lot of research, both visually and in written information. Before even thinking of sculpting I became very familiar with Duck action and movement. I then developed a design that I thought was not only pleasing to look at but was engineered to withstand wind and other physical challenges. The final bronze will be eleven and a half feet tall with five Ducks in various flying and landing activity. After designing, I sculpted a small one-ninth scale study, a one-half scale maquette ( life size to a real Mallard Duck ) and I'm now working on the full monumental size sculpture which equates to the Ducks having six foot wingspans and four foot long bodies from tip of the beak to the tip of the tail. They're big kids when it comes to Ducks.
The fun is in the details. I won't be putting every line in each feather, instead, I am making the feathers come alive with quite a bit of feather movement ( as you can see in the images on this page ). The larger primary and secondary feathers as well as many of the smaller ones have lots of rippling in them that I feel adds even more action to this piece. It's like an explosion of life. Their head and body gestures tell a whole story. I like movement in my work and feel this piece expresses that. These Mallard Ducks will also have the beautiful greens and blues they deserve with the bronze showing through the color. We don't paint our bronzes but use our foundry's patineur's expertise with chemicals and applications to create the best visual effect possible. It's going to be a spectacular monumental bronze sculpture. Please stay tuned...
If you have any questions about this piece or any of my other sculptures, please feel free to let us know in the comment section of our "Contact us" page. Thank you.
Sculptor, Peter C. Sedlow
All of my sculptures start with a lot of research, both visually and in written information. Before even thinking of sculpting I became very familiar with Duck action and movement. I then developed a design that I thought was not only pleasing to look at but was engineered to withstand wind and other physical challenges. The final bronze will be eleven and a half feet tall with five Ducks in various flying and landing activity. After designing, I sculpted a small one-ninth scale study, a one-half scale maquette ( life size to a real Mallard Duck ) and I'm now working on the full monumental size sculpture which equates to the Ducks having six foot wingspans and four foot long bodies from tip of the beak to the tip of the tail. They're big kids when it comes to Ducks.
The fun is in the details. I won't be putting every line in each feather, instead, I am making the feathers come alive with quite a bit of feather movement ( as you can see in the images on this page ). The larger primary and secondary feathers as well as many of the smaller ones have lots of rippling in them that I feel adds even more action to this piece. It's like an explosion of life. Their head and body gestures tell a whole story. I like movement in my work and feel this piece expresses that. These Mallard Ducks will also have the beautiful greens and blues they deserve with the bronze showing through the color. We don't paint our bronzes but use our foundry's patineur's expertise with chemicals and applications to create the best visual effect possible. It's going to be a spectacular monumental bronze sculpture. Please stay tuned...
If you have any questions about this piece or any of my other sculptures, please feel free to let us know in the comment section of our "Contact us" page. Thank you.
Sculptor, Peter C. Sedlow
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