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West Texas Artist, Hugh Campbell III |
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Procedure: A beautiful piece of timeless sculpture of
western art starts with an idea. The idea is transformed into a 3-dimensional
object by using an oil based workable clay. An armature is built
out of an appropriate size pipe to structurally hold the clay
together. The sculptured clay is transported to the foundry where
then a mold is made of it. By the lost wax method, a bronze piece is
cast and a patina (color finish) is applied to complete the process.
Because of time restraints and the equipment involved, I rely upon a
full-time professional foundry to do this procedure which can be an
expensive and very time consuming project. Coming up with the idea and forming the clay structure into a finished piece are my contribution. My ideas come from my life experiences. It is a wonderful avenue of metal art and I find it fills a void of expression not found in 2-dimensional painting. |
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*new (Nov. 2004) Just completed a
commissioned bronze of The Honorable Randy Neugebauer, U. S. Congressman; 19th District of Texas. |
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Following will be different views of
current bronzes of western art-cowboy's life, animals/livestock, horses,
and baby calves. For buying bronzes,
please check with galleries
for availability or contact me
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castings from the foundry. Allow 3 months for castings. To dress up a living area, you will really appreciate choosing a bronze for a focal point! |
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This bronze was initially commissioned by the Westwood Ministries to
depict a West Texas Circuit Riding Preacher of the l880's.
Patterned after the late circuit riding preachers: L. R. Millican and "Fighting
Parson" A. J. Potter of West Texas, I spent a year researching and
building the subject. Using larger saddle bags than usual, I
copied the style of a slicked fork saddle on view at Fort Concho
that was made in Ballinger, Texas about l900. Choosing the wiry slim
frame of Rev. Millican, a stout, mustached preacher would sit in the
saddle. Working for little if not any pay, these dedicated
gospel-carrying ambassadors of God served the pioneers of the west with
peace, truth, honor, and the story of salvation. A portion of the cost goes toward the support of the Westwood Ministries-a nondenominational counseling service helping troubled staff personal. They also have some smaller copies made by me of this bronze figure and other bronze figures for sale that I don't provide on this website. |
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To pay tribute to the cowboy who eagerly anticipates great success in ranching a nice spread, I pose him busy digging the post holes to fence his dream. With the addition of each post hole, the sweat, hand blisters, long hours, and aching muscles prove to thoroughly educate him in the hard knocks of building fence dearly earning him the Cowboy's Ph-D . My friend, Kevin, was the perfect model for this bronze, bowlegged and one of experience with the tool at hand! |
| One must respect the sobering truth to give two fighting bulls all the room they need. Even the spiny prickly pear will not discourage a good bull encounter. Catching him in a weak moment just past the horn-locking stage, the challenger has struck his opponent very low toward the rear with such force that he has lifted him off the ground resulting in a rolling cloud of dust. In all my years of raising Hereford bulls, I only saw this happen a couple of times. One time the winner was named "Grumpy" and other moment's champ was named "Little Big Fellow"! Usually they never get past the horn-locking stage. |
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When I was a child, my father and uncle performed this event on a regular basis. Using their lariats for trotlines, they quickly set out a fishing line with baited hooks, then left to go about their ranching tasks for the day. On their Concho county ranch, many neighbors enjoyed their fish fries resulting from a good catch of catfish from the use of a handy rope. Guess you might say this piece is a tribute to my dear dad who was a slick roper and loved to fish and eat the catch, too. My two friends, Buck and Luke and their mounts, were my models for this interesting bronze. |
| A new born baby calf is usually gangly, bony, and rather uncoordinated much like a baby deer. When danger approaches, even in open areas, the new born will crouch low and "play" hidden like this little fellow. As I would approach a baby like this on a horse, I would have to be careful to not scare him away when his mama wasn't around because he would run off. Then his mama would return nervously and be loudly bawling all over the place, not a good place to be! Usually when more than one baby is around, some other cow or even herd bulls will babysit while the mama goes for a drink or graze. |
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To the youngster who is dreaming to be the future champion bronc rider, he has found the waiting saddle in the tack room. Now all he needs is a horse and his imagination will provide that! How many times has this event been acted out? Many years ago, I saw this exact moment on the V-Bar ranch and today it's set in bronze! It was a fun piece to do and my memory and imagination got a workout. |
| Entire website of western art and bronzes copyright 2003 by Hugh Campbell III |
