During the last 30 years I created many notable traditional life and over-life size sculptures in bronze.  After my study at the Art Students League in New York, and the Scottsdale Art School in Arizona, I was the Sculptor in Residence and Chairman of the Art Department at Chatham Hall in Chatham, VA for 11 years and was granted a sculpting sabbatical in Florence, Italy in 1989-90. 

I have been commissioned by a number of civic, governmental, and cultural organizations, including the first “Vietnam Veteran Memorial” in the US for the town of Montross, VA; "Elvis at 13" for his birthplace, Tupelo, MS.

While creating a sculpture, my main focus is the gesture, objective, meaning, and the surroundings of the sculpture.  All sculptures (except Jubilation at request of that committee) are realistic, somewhat stylized with a hint of impressionism to give the sculpture character and meaning.  Depending on the size and/or objective of the sculpture, a more impressionistic texture can have a better effect, such as the rough texture of the sculpture “On the Fence”.  However, sometimes a more realistic texture such as the forensic* sculptures such as “Elvis at 13” and “David and Rachel Caldwell”, might be more appropriate.

Although I do mainly life-size commissions, (please click on “The Process ”) sometimes I make smaller sculptures just for fun such as the “paperweights”, “Feel the Heat” and “What a night”.

* Made by a forensic technique in making alterations in the sculptures according to the aging process.