My 1,670 th Video - Creating A Plains Buffalo My Last Day on the Buffa...

Towards the end of today on the Buffalo, I decided to stop working on it. I'm in a new gallery here in my town of Ennis Montana. The Black Jack Ranch Gallery. I have 3 bronzes there and will be sculpting occasionally in the gallery. I decided to leave the Buffalo unfinished to work on it in the Gallery I'll start a new project next week.

Creating A Plains Buffalo Fake Eyes and Buffalo Detailing

I purchase 100 eyes off the web. I threw away the package and can't find the email that I purchased them with. This was a while ago. Going to try them out in my sculpture when I do a face that matches the scale of the eyes. Again back on Detailing.. Legs today and the parts that make the Bull a Bull.. did that off camera though.. Propriety you know.

Honoring a Great Artist Who was My Friend. "John Bruce"

John Bruce

I just heard of the passing of my good friend and Brother in the Arts, John Bruce. He passed away in February 2018 (Link to the article at end of this entry).
I did this following tribute to John in 2010. I just wanted to re-publish it here.

Story of Courage John Bruce was an amazing artist who lived in Mariposa California. Years ago, we were members of the artist group, A.I.C.A. (American Indian Cowboy Artists). The following is from a Blog Entry I made on March 10, 2010 John was an amazing western painter who a few years ago, got cancer and was in the V.A. Hospital in southern California. Bruce had been in the hospital for months fighting against this cancer. They were moving him from his bed, and dropped him on the cement floor, damaging his right shoulder so bad, his arm was useless. Over the few years since that terrible incident, he's struggled to regain his ability to draw and paint. With tears in my eyes, I can tell you he's coming back. Below is a charcoal drawing he just completed of a fellow artist who passed away, some years back, Duncan Spencer (1911-1999), and I just wanted to share this triumph with you all. NEVER GIVE UP. Got this back from John the day I published my blog entry, responding to my blog.
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From John
"Hello again , Thanks for the kind words on your blog. Truth is, it's not so much courage as it is Panic. I suddenly realized that the VA was not going to pay for disabling me. They claim it didn't happen in the hospital, and it wasn't their fault. I'm appealing their decision, but the attorney tells me it will take a minimum of three years to get a hearing. I've got to try to produce some work so I can earn a living. I can't seem to paint, due to the limited range of motion of my arm but I am managing to work in charcoal. When I first got out of the hospital, I couldn't even write my name, but now with practice, I'm able to scratch out some drawing. IT FEELS GREAT! I can't imagine what my life would be like, without some art in it.
John "

 This is that Charcoal John Bruce did after the VA basically ended his amazing career.














                                                    Some examples of John's Paintings

The article on John's Passing

Creating A Plains Buffalo - More Broken Rocks a New Project and Working ...

Two days to make this Video. A new rock to shape the Fur with, a product of my Lawn Mower, and the Rock, coming in contact with each other. Partway into this video I start the base for a new idea.. Running Horses.. Using Urethane Foam. Then I start working on the Buffalo's Hooves.

Remembering Our Veterans On Memorial Day 2018

I put this video up over 6 years ago.. thought it appropriate to revisit it today. Just remembering my part in the creation of this memorial to Veterans living and dead. Who gave their lives and futures to this country's survival. To preserve the freedoms our forefathers gave us. I show the monumental bronze I was asked to create for this sacred spot in South West Montana. back in 2001

Creating A Plains Buffalo -Using Urethane Foam To Make a Base

Today I made the base for the Buffalo. Using Taxidermy Foam, Parts A & B Urethane Foam, I made the base and then added clay to the surface of the foam after shaping it. Probably saved me 6 to 10 pounds of expensive clay. I then continued to work on the fur on the face of the Buffalo..

My Instructional Video on How to Create a Full Figure of a Viking in Clay

just finished Editing the hours and hours of videos I had on CREATING A FULL FIGURE OF A VIKING. It's taken almost two months to just edit the tons of videos. I'm re-posting this announcement for those who missed it. Well today They've gone on sale. Both the DVD 2 disk version and the Single 2 hour 44 minute Digital Version. In this video I show a Preview of that Instructional Video as well as a visual guide on how to purchase it, both on DVD and on Digital.

Creating A Plains Buffalo Back to the Stone Age Tools

Just texture experimenting today with rocks from my driveway. Got my Ball Peen Hammer and broke a couple of rock to get a rough surface for texturing the thick fur on the Buffalo.. You can utilize a lot of objects as make sculpting tools.

Creating A Plains Buffalo Adjustments to the Anatomy of the Buffalo

Carving and trimming the Buffalo's stomach. Then adding the fur to it's shoulders, and then clay over the old clay. The original Buffalo was created in 2004. I never throw away my old clays.

How to Build a Box to Soften Your Plasticine Clay

I made this video years ago.. I thought it would be useful to re-publish it.

Creating A Plains Buffalo Continuing to work on the Massive Head

The fact that the left side of my face is recovering from Paralysis of the facial muscles.. has effected my ability to sculpt. My left eye still doesn't blink completely.. so at times it feels like needles sticking me in the eye.. It's gotten a ton better.. but still bothers me to the point to where I'm unable to see what I'm working on. Today was a fairly good day. I continued working on the right side of the Buffalo's head, and then started working back to the shoulders.

Creating A Plains Buffalo - Starting to detail it's Massive Head

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Didn't have much time to work on the Buffalo today. I did get the head started. It's going to be a trying and a fun build..

Researching Buffalo Photos

Any work of art worth it's salt, has to have a lot of research behind it.. That's what I were doin today..

Received A Shipment Of J Mac Medium Clay Today

Last week an order for 50 pounds of J-Mac (medium grade) Clay was ordered from Sculpture House in Loveland Colorado. UPS delivered it to me today. In this video I show you how to prepare Plasticine Clay for sculpting.

Found an Error in My Video Link and Setting Up For A New Project

It was purely by chance that I found out the link I've been putting in my YouTube Video Description was taking you to my blog but not to where I said it would take you.. I've Checked back to last August and it's in all the video from then to now.. I haven't had the time to check o correct any further back yet.. The Link below This video takes you to the right place. I've had a clay of a Buffalo Running, in the beginning stages, that I've had sitting for almost 10 years. Just stored in my studio. Well tonight I got it out and I'm thinking of breathing life into it.. Maybe the coming week.

ANNOUNCING The Release of My Instructional Video on Creating a Full Figu...

Just finished Editing the hours and hours of videos I had on CREATING A FULL FIGURE OF A VIKING. It's taken almost two months to just edit the tons of videos. Well today They've gone on sale. Both the DVD 2 disk version and the Single 2 hour 44 minute Digital Version. In this video I show a Preview of that Instructional Video as well as a visual guide on how to purchase it, both on DVD and on Digital.