Alex Alvis Art

Breckenridge! This Weekend and Next

March 6-7 and 13-15, 2015

I will be in Breckenridge this weekend to unveil the large sculpture I started in Jackson last September.  I will also be demonstrating by starting a new sculpture.  

"Magical" is the first large sculpture I've ever done and will be 3-D scanned and available as a limited edition bronze. A very limited limited edition.  Pre-cast pricing will be made available to collectors who wish to get a special price on a bronze casting during this weekend and the next. 

If I haven't fallen in love with the original too much - I might be persuaded to part with it.

The original has been coated in bronze and copper and I have applied a cold patina and some Swarovski have been added in some fun strategic places and it has been coated with jeweler's grade resin to give added strength.  "Magical" is based on a revolving stand too.

It will never be as resilient as a bronze replica - but on the other hand - the opportunity to own an original artwork of this size is a pretty amazing prospect.  And I may never think about selling an original sculpture again.  So here's your chance...maybe.

Here's a copy of the ad coming out for the show.  Hope you can be there!

Art Gallery Wednesday

It's October.  I love this poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on the passage of time.  It's titled A Psalm of Life.  I have paired it in a photo of the progress of "Magical" to date. 

Today will be a big studio day of working on this sculpture.  I have to wait days in between the applications of clay for it to be dry enough to continue.  So far I have used over $100 worth of clay on this sculpture. 

This sculpture will be an expensive original - one reason why I want to have it scanned to make a foam model for casting.  That way the original won't be destroyed and it will be a special original sculpture in it's own right.

In other news - I took you on a tour of artworks of other artists represented by the galleries representing me.  I did not take you to Beijing, China, however.  And so I wanted you to see some of the other artists Frogman Gallery represents.  If you're ever in Beijing, I hope you will stop by this gallery and say "hello" to my sculpture.


Robert Bissell - The Moonlighters 

John Kotsis - Ying Yang

Michael Parks - book cover

So that's the scoop for this Wednesday.  I hope you visit the Frogman Gallery virtually and experience what my artist profile sounds like translated from Chinese into English with Bing Translator...pretty humorous.  And I hope you have a terrific day today!

'Til tomorrow!

~Alex