Sculpture Gallery
Four Horseman: Famine
This guy started as a much larger full size sculpt, but it just didn't look right. I decided to cut it down and just do a bust. I wanted it to make it pretty graphic with the human intestines and stomach draped over him. I went against the traditional thinking o famine being represented by a skinny character. I thought it would be more disturbing if it was a creature that literally consumed everything in sight.
Materials: Sculpey
Amazing Screw-On Head
This sculpt is based on the great story and art by Mike Mignola. I love Mignola's art, so I did my best to match his style in my sculpt and paint job. This is one of the smallest sculpts I've done. I had a ton of fun making this one.
Materials: Sculpey, mixed media, acrylic and airbrush paints
Frankenstein's Monster
I've had a long time Frankenstein obsession and decided to do my own take on the monster. I wanted to keep the design and anatomy as realistic as possible. He has slightly oversized hands since they are the hands of another person. I wanted to capture his expression of horror as he sees himself in the mirror for the first time.
Materials: Sculpey, wire, acrylic and airbrush paints
Weeping in the Brambles
This sculpt is based on the painting of the same name, by artist Chet Zar. Not only is Chet a great painter, but he's also an amazing sculptor. My paint job probably doesn't match his original vision closely enough, but I stumbled upon a color combination I liked and stuck with it.
Materials: Air dry clay, acrylic paints
Brom's Helexa
This sculpt is based on the painting, 'Helexa', by the artisit Brom. Brom is probably my favorite artist of all time. His book Darkwerks was the first in an ever-growing collection of art books that I have. I had to take a few artistic liberties of course, but tried my best to stick to his original design.
Materials: Sculpey
Hulk: Gray
This was the first thing I ever wanted to sculpt. The design is based off the drawing by Tim Sale. I love his drawing style and love this comic series. I tried to keep it as close to the original art as possible, and decided to paint it up comic book style. It's also the first time I used air dry clay for a figure and not a portrait.
Materials: Air dry clay, acrylic and airbrush paints
Hellboy
I love Mike Mignola's drawing style, so I tried my best to emulate that into my sculpt. I sculpted this for myself, to use as a bookend to all of my Hellboy comics. I ended up making him much larger than intended. He's about life size.
Materials: Air dry clay, acrylic and airbrush paints (watered down)
Izabel
Izabel is the third character I've sculpted from the comic book series SAGA. This one was fun, but the pose was a bit challenging. I wanted to use magnets to make her levitate above the base, but getting the balance right would have been near impossible. Plus the dangers of falling and breaking!
Materials: Monster clay, resin, acrylic and airbrush paints
The Will
The Will is a character from the great comic book series SAGA (which you need to be reading!). After doing so many creature sculpts, it took me a little time to get back into the groove of doing a human character. The color scheme is based on his look from the cover of issue 4. He pretty much only looks this way on the cover, but I dig it.
Materials: Monster clay, resin, acrylic and airbrush paints
That Thing in the Corner
I wanted to try something a little different and do a diorama. It was fun to incorporate other materials in with clay to create the scene. The inspiration for this one all started with the lyric, "That's me in the corner..." from R.E.M.'s song 'Losing my Religion'. Odd how that led to all of this.
Materials: Sculpey, wood, plastic sheeting, fabrics/cotton, faux fur, colored pencils, spray paint, acrylic paint
Toodun'ata
This is a character I created for (Clay Wars): the first annual Monster Clay Sculpting Competition. It is sponsored by Stan Winston School of Character Arts, American Fine Arts, and The Monster Makers. It is an original design concept of a Star Wars character, but he could totally fit into my fantasy series as well.
Materials: Monster Clay
Lying Cat-Mini
So I ended up selling up selling my original Lying Cat and the client asked for another one in a much smaller scale. This one is about half the size of the first one. It stands 3" tall. He also wanted a box to transport him in. I found a box at a hobby store and just lined it with faux fur.
Materials: Sculpey, Acrylic paints
Ex Incubo Daemonio
I went about this piece a little different than usual. I sculpted the form of the body and let it completely harden for a few days. Then I went in with a Dremel tool and engraved all of the swirls and lines freehand. I could have just sculpted the lines when the clay was still wet, but doing it after it dried gives it the look of stone.
Materials: Air dry clay, painted with acrylic and enamel paints
Eddie Hall
Eddie Hall is a professional strongman and the current world record holder in the deadlift. He has won Britain's Strongest Man 3 times so far, and finished 4th in the World's Strongest Man in 2015. I created this portrait for the Portrait Society of America's International Portrait Contest. Unfortunately, I did not get selected as a finalist, but I am happy with how the portrait turned out.
Materials: Air dry clay, painted with acrylics
"I wanna' see you smile!"
I took an old German Jack in the box and completely customized it. I had so much fun with this that I plan to do two more! This is my "happy" version. The idea is that the clown has been cursed to live in this box forever to entertain
children. After ages of being in the box, a little help was needed to keep a smile on his face. Hence, the hooks pulling his mouth into a perfect smile! Click here for details on how I created this piece.
Materials: Sculpey, fabric, wood box and body, thin sheet steel, various hooks, chains, and studs.
Malekith the Accursed
I'm a big Thor fan, and a big Randy Bowen fan. Randy Bowen has a comic book statue company called Bowen Designs. Since he has yet to produce a Malekith, I decided to make my own. I tried my best to emulate Randy's style for this piece. He fits right in with my Bowen Thor collection.
Materials: Super Sculpey, plaster, painted with acrylics and airbrush paints
Thomas C. Welch-Child
Here is another portrait based on my late father. This was my first attempt at capturing someone's portrait, though I completed his adult portrait first. I owe thanks to the great books by Philippe Faraut. He is a master of portraiture.
For this piece, all I had for reference was one picture. I've never seen another picture of him at this age.
Materials: Water-based clay, Sculpey, wire, Birch wood base, acrylic paint
Thomas C. Welch-Adult
My father passed away recently and I decided I would try sculpting his portrait at three different stages of his life. This is the first one I've completed. Sadly, I never had the chance to actually see my dad like this. Look for more to come on this project.
Materials: Water-based clay, Birch wood base, acrylic paint
The Thing
Here's my first attempt at sculpting. I had intended to do a roughly 1/6 scale mini-bust just to get my feet wet. Well, as I got deeper into the project, I decided to go ahead and make him a full figure. Looking back, I see all the flaws and a lot of things I would do different, but I still love it.
Materials: Sculpey, wood base, painted with acrylics