[TheForge] garden tools, botanical forms

[Bruce Freeman]

The key, in my opinion, is to know the natural forms, then to take
artistic  license with them.  Even approximated natural forms have
considerably more eye appeal than amateurish attempts.

I give you Eric Cuper's work, for example:
http://www.cuperstudiosllc.com/Sculpt.html

Now compare the first above image to the following one:
https://www.atasteofkentucky.com/shop/images/product/kyaybc3.jpg
Granted that this latter image has a simple humorous appeal, but I
feel it pales compared to Eric's work.

Nuff said.


On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 12:03 AM, Steve howell <ballardforge at msn.com> wrote:
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> Realism in botanical forms: Years ago after being told to 'lighten up' I gave up trying to get the perfect leaf. Since then, I feel much better. Come to think of it, the Deco movement was pretty much rejecting all those classical forms anyway.


-- 
Bruce
NJ

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