Wildflowers of Cedar Ridge detail is a sculpture by Dawn Senior-Trask which was uploaded on July 7th, 2010.
Wildflowers of Cedar Ridge detail
This is a detail from the previously pictured Wildflowers of Cedar Ridge, showing a closeup of the modeling of the balsamroot flower and leaf,... more
Title
Wildflowers of Cedar Ridge detail
Artist
Dawn Senior-Trask
Medium
Sculpture - Bronze
Description
This is a detail from the previously pictured Wildflowers of Cedar Ridge, showing a closeup of the modeling of the balsamroot flower and leaf, bumblebee, and wild strawberries.
Since childhood, Dawn has made detailed drawings of the wild plants, animals and insects who share the rough, sage-covered Wyoming foothills where she grew up. Among granite boulders and broken cliffs where ancient, wind-twisted cedars dance; along high ridges where herds of pronghorns, mule deer and elk can see for a hundred miles; deep in cottonwood draws where the creek rushes and pools; cradled in the soft sand of coppice dunes ¾ in all these places the artist’s eyes have taken in the graceful lines and dynamic rhythms of even the smallest life forms.
Twenty-two species reveal themselves in this wildlife sculpture in bronze, from the large, musky blooms and curled, velvety leaves of balsamroot, to the delicate patterns of butterfly wings, to the succulent fruits of wild raspberries ripe for the bears. A tiny toad nestles in sandy soil where pale, clustered broomrape grows. A zephyr anglewing butterfly flutters among the leaves of a wax currant shrub dangling its round, red berries above the creek. Further down the bank, an orange-bordered blue rests among the burr-like seeds of wild licorice. Atop a rocky, sunny ridge, an iridescent green longhorn beetle with bold yellow markings seems to have fallen asleep over its lunch of prickly pear pollen. On the fluffy heads of wooly plantain a checkerspot butterfly feeds. With her loving touch, the wildlife sculpture in bronze recreates these delights in applied detail upon a vase whose full, graceful curves suggest the lavish abundance and variety of life.
Uploaded
July 7th, 2010
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Comments (26)
Sunil Kapadia
This is truly stunning with greenish color which adds to the leaf artwork. Marvelous. L/F
Gloria Ssali
a vote for this beauty Dawn so wonderful in this closeup and a truly outstanding work I am enthralled by the detailing and patina love it a lot!!
Gloria Ssali
wow so stunning and so beautiful in the detailed close-up, the patination is perfect and the quality and uniqueness of this work is so appealing !! so gorgeous and a wonderful find today fave!
Deb Halloran
Dawn, The details of your bronze sculptures are simply incredible. You are so talented and this is so beautiful. Nicely done. v/f
Christiane Schulze Art And Photography
Wonderful details and a very eyechatching created work Dawn :-) (fav)
I J T SON OF JESUS
Outstanding details and accuracy. Very beautiful sculpture art work. Well done and vote.
ANA MARIA EDULESCU
It's simply fascinating to see closer details of your bronze sculptures. Love this so much and those 2 strawberries and the bee are just fabulous. f,v
Gloria Ssali
Dawn great idea for a closeup it is such a beautiful creation and inspiration for us all in its beautiful artistry love the tones you have maintained the spirit of the piece great work
Anne-Elizabeth Whiteway
Hi Dawn, Again, I am admiring your creativity and professional work. This is outstanding. To see this close-up is a real treat. YOUR admirer, aew
Dale Stillman
Dawn, the detail and changes in shades are so beautiful in this sculpture. Amazing gallery. Thank you so much for your comments on my pictures. They are appreciated very much.
Terry Perham
ah! dawn, this is what i wanted to feast my eyes on. brilliant! again i just want to touch. love the patina. terry
Xueling Zou
This really is a wonderful piece you created, Dawn! Thanks for your feedback on my "Gray Beard Under White Hat"!
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