arabian mare

[doris]

having seen lately here on wci some very nice horse carvings, as well as having admired some marble statues with horses, i wanted carve one too. i chose to carve an arabian mare, well, at least that is what i intend to do,,,, i have not yet carved a horse, so i am pretty excited about this new adventure... i have only a few hours in this project now, and this still not finished clay model is how far i am. for more images, and to follow further progress, please visit our blog... oh, and comments and questions etc are very welcome,,, for example if you wish to see a certain step of the process more detailed, or closeup fotos, i would be glad to fulfill such wishes if i can,,, anyway, i hope i can make this mare as beautiful as she is in my mind, and i hope you enjoy following along...

[Curtscarving]

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Doris-With your talent there is question it will become a beautiful Arabian Mare.
Curt

[ragiarn]

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Doris I am sure that the Mare will be a real Black Beauty!

In carving my horses I googled Arabian horse photos and have 100s of reference photos of arabians to work from- I also googled individual parts of the horse for close up= for example Horse eye or horse ear.

The hardest part for me was figuring the appropriate dimensions for for the horse.

On another post someone posted the following guide lines-

the head length from the poll to point of nose is very close to
the
-width of shoulders
- length of neck-
-depth of barrel--
-length of upper leg--
-- arabs tend to have a short head and a dish face-- but the dimensions are still the same--

I also have a pattern that I purchased from Ian Norbury that is helpful
see below

[doris]

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hi curt and doc :-) thanks for the nice words... doc, thanks for the info,,,yes, the proportions you say is also what my book says, i dont know if you looked on our blog too, but if so you see i did (without knowing) same as you suggest. but i had not idea to google horse parts, thats new ! so thanks a lot for this idea. i hope you check back often to see how i am doing, and tell me how you do , since i love to know all options i have, and you carved, and made intarsia of a lot of horses...

[Claude]

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Nice project, Doris! When you finish it, I have a suggestion for your next one: Carve a Centaur - with your experience carving human figures, and the experience of carving the Arabian, it's the logical next step!

Claude

[doris]

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ah, claude... nice idea...hmm maybe a whole centaur scene would be nice :-)

[Thor]

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Hi Doris,
Another wonderful piece coming to life. I'll look forward to watching.
Christina

[chuckbolton]

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doris-- great looking- im sure your finished project will be as ideal as the clay model-- you cannot have to much reference material-- dont over look the chance to view the real thing--you will get expressions and ideas there that never cross over in a picture- eye positon on the head is important to make it really come to life as is the ear position.

[doris]

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hi chuck, and hi thor, glad you both enjoy my new project, ,,, and yes, chuck, i will study real horses a lot to try to make a resonable first horse carving... :-)

[Simplyme]

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I would be happy to be able to do the clay model itself.................

[doris]

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ok, now that i have albert einstein carving finished, i am back on carving the mare, and since i did make quite some progress, i thought some of you might like to see this inbetween step... more of the story is on the blog...

[Mottles]

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Hi Doris, nice start on the model and terrific attitude of the horse. Looking forward to following along with both your thread and blog. Hey just realized you've started the wood portion and it's looking like you have a good handle on your piece.
Kathy

[doris]

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hi kathy, thank you ! yes, i am happy that i got her pose like i wanted it be, since it carries her spirit...now, i "only" need give her a successful diet..lol...and model her head, and some other shapes...

[Ron T]

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Hi Doris,

There's no doubt she will be everything you have in mind. If anyone can make a vision reality, you can.

[doris]

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hi ron, thank you for your vote of confidence, i sure can need it, as the mare is still so far away from what i want her become :-)