the new challenge: 100 days in the unknown! Day 2

I have done a clay version using the sketch of the simplification for the extended trot.

Clay has its limitations and the clay result is a bit different from this sketch. I will try to do it with different materials as well.
I will update the picture a bit later ( too much rain at the moment to take it out of the studio to photograph it!)
Sometimes, a sketch seems to work well but when you try to sculpt it, something doesnt work anymore and thats the case with this work. I Think this particular sketch might work well in metal ( stainless steel for example).

I have done also a sketch in wax

extended trot study III

Ok, I think for the moment I will live a bit that extended trot and look at something else! I will come back on that another time , may be with other materials! 

Some of horse with a difference: From Ancien greeks to modern masters. here are few that I find really inspiring. The simple shape of a geometric horse to the construction using recycled materials....

Ancien geometric horse

Ancien Horse

In 1928 he traveled to Paris where he made his début as a sculptor, studied with Picasso and other leading modern artists. He also was a close associate of Henry Moore.

One of Deborah Butterfield Horse - She uses recycled material to construct her horses.
Another artist in the same style is Heather Jansch who uses driftwood to construct her horses.

Construction and uses of recycled material is a method that has been used  by Picasso in 1914 in his "Glass of Absinthe" work.

Also a great Master is Marino Marini,  Extract from Artnet about him"Marini worked intensively, experimenting with different materials, from terracotta to wood and plaster combined with paint, which he also sometimes used with bronze in order to accentuate forms and express movement.

In 1928 he traveled to Paris where he made his début as a sculptor, studied with Picasso and other leading modern artists. He also was a close associate of Henry Moore."