Rhodesian Ridgebacks & Lion - clay to bronze sculpture by dog artist, Caesar Yanez: May 2009

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Live streaming and video: sculpting of the ridgeback clay sculpture

I will occasionally sculpt live on http://www.justin.tv/handsofcaesar. The times are random, so if you plan on watching drop me an email and I will try to sculpt during that time. I am located in the PST zone; therefore, my broadcasting times may vary. Sometimes, I will sculpt during the morning hours, but on hot days, I will wait until the evening.

Friday, May 29, 2009

warming up clay dog model

Here you find me using heat lamps to warm up the modeling clay. I use Chavant NSP Hard Plasteline and it is tough on the fingers if it is not warm or soft to the touch.

Sometimes I will use a heat gun, blow dryer, alcohol torch or heat wax pen.

Right now, I am working on the dog's overall confirmation as suggested by Kumar and Vicki Moritz of Ujamaa Kennels.

Welcome Ridgeback enthusiasts

For the purpose of the Rhodesian Ridgebacks and Lion, bronze composition I will use this blog to keep you informed on the latest developments. I will be working with Kumar from Australia in order to tweak the Ridgeback clay model. Kumar Kandiahr is a Rhodesian Ridgeback breeder located in Australia. Kumar Kandiahr and Vicki Moritz of Ujamaa Kennels collaborated on the changes and work-in-progress. They have keen eyes for detail and I truly appreciate their assistance.

This composition will be my main project over the 2009 summer, now that I am just about 100% recovered from a torn bicep to my left arm. I under went surgery back in September of 2008.

Thank you, for viewing; I will make an attempt to answer every ones questions. Feel free to comment I welcome everyone’s input.

I am filming the process and will embed video onto this blog in the near future. The youtube.com movie clips will be in ten-minute segments. If youtube.com ever allows clips longer than 10 minutes, I will increase the length of the movie clips. At one point, youtube.com allowed those with director's accounts to post movies longer than 10 minutes; however, for some unknown reason that is no longer the case.

Once I have enough movie clips I will create a video library page on my main website www.handsofcaesar.com; in addition they will also be housed on my youtube.com account http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=caesaryanez&view=videos

Live sculpting broadcast by HandsofCaesar.com

About: The Artist Caesar Yanez

Born in Los Angeles, California in the early 1960’s, Caesar Yanez has always had a penchant for creating and building whatever caught his curiosity. Relentlessly, curious what techniques and medium artist utilized to create their art, drove him to experiment; therefore, allowed him to expand his knowledge in a broad array of medium. Caesar has always enjoyed wildlife and nature from his early days. Always a big fan of “Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom” (70’s TV, series) However, it was plastic model building that inspired Caesar to challenge himself in the late 60’s and early 70’s to learn the art of fabricating artistic scenes. He believes it was his older sibling that introduced him to the hobby. Experimenting with plastic models, macramé, wood, ceramic, charcoal, oils, acrylics, wax, resin, oil clay; bronze has allowed him to hone his craft. Always focusing on realism, for it is this form of express that brings him artistic pleasure. He sees it as encapsulating a moment in time; therefore, his supporters have come to expect and admire stunning and realistic compositions.