by Loti Woods | Jan 16, 2023 | Conservation Art, For Sale, Sculptures
Dove Art: Lonesome Dove This dove art is very special to me This piece was sculpted as my best friend and mentor, David, was dying. Each day, I would call him to discuss my progress on the sculpture. When I finally finished work on it, I called to let him know and...
by Loti Woods | Jan 16, 2023 | Conservation Art, For Sale, Sculptures
Marble Sculpture: Facing Destiny As a wildlife artist, sculpting figurative art is a real challenge and not something I do often The first time I laid eyes on this exquisite piece of marble, I knew exactly what was residing inside. I could literally see the back of a...
by Loti Woods | Jan 15, 2023 | Conservation Art, For Sale, Sculptures
Bird Sculpture: William Mathews Black Bellied Plover Shorebirds are often seen wading along the shoreline. This black-bellied plover, originally carved by William Mathews back in the early 1900s, is the second bronze rendition of one of my father’s watercolor...
by Loti Woods | Jan 15, 2023 | Conservation Art, For Sale, Sculptures
Bronze Fish Sculpture: In the Shadows Brook trout are not technically trout but are part of the char family of fish. After sculpting this trout as a stone bas-relief, I knew it would look especially great as a bronze. Then, I loved experimenting with the patinas to...
by Loti Woods | Jan 15, 2023 | Conservation Art, For Sale, Sculptures
Owl Sculpture: The Matador I immediately saw a burrowing owl in this oddly shaped piece of stone. Owls will “mantle” their prey, or put their wing over it, to hide it from other animals. That is exactly what I saw looking at this steatite. It reminded me...
by Loti Woods | Jan 15, 2023 | Conservation Art, For Sale, Sculptures
Kingfisher Art: Still as Stone This is one of the most beautiful pieces of yule marble I’ve ever carved. There’s a dustiness to the stone that is quite unusual. Once I looked deeper into the marble, I saw a giant kingfisher just below the surface,...
