Marble Statue Renderings

These are conceptual paintings of statues for our clients that will be hand carved out of Carrara Marble in Italy. The sculptor will follow these paintings as closely as possible. Hand carved statues are expensive and we all want to make sure there are no surprises.

 

If you have Google Earth I would highly recommend flying over to Carrara Massa, Italy, where this stone is quarried. 

The name "Carrara" likely comes from the Celtic term "Kar" meaning "stone" therefore: “car+aria” means “place of stones” .

Carrara marble has been used since the time of Ancient Rome; the Pantheon and Trajan's Column in Rome are constructed of it. Many sculptures of the Renaissance, such as Michelangelo's David, were carved from Carrara marble.

The final carvings of these statues will be of varying sizes; the one above for instance measures 10 feet tall and will be installed at a catholic church in the Houston area.



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Three More Pear Tree Leaves

6" x 6" Oil on Masonite - The remaining three pear tree paintings were not originally meant to be hung together but it just seems to fit.

And I love the painterly textures that can be achieved with bristle brushes and oils....

Saint Francis Church

This is a digital painting based on an older oil on canvas of Saint Francis Church downtown. I am glad I was able to capture the old weathered stone before they painted it all stark white.



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Pear Tree Leaves

20" x 12" Oil on Masonite - My daughter and I gathered up some interesting still life subjects from the back yard. This is one of four resulting paintings.