dog – Ellen Cooper Art

Ollie, Bunzle and Ruby

Three Dog Commissions

Ollie, Bunzle and Ruby are three much loved dogs. I was asked to make Ollie and Bunzle as secret Christmas presents from photographs taken on the sly. Ruby was also done from photographs.

Ollie finished sculpture — Ollie reminds me of a cuddly teddy bear!

Model and sculpture, not sure what Ollie thinks!

Bunzle and sculpture — Model and sculpture

Ruby Chocolate Labrador — Ruby, Chocolate Labrador

The Stables Gallery Exhibition

An Exhibition

26th May to 25th June

Some of my sculptures will be on show in The Stables Gallery at Hall Place alongside the work around 40 other ceramic artists. I will be there on 1st and 20th June and lots of us will be there between 12 pm and 2 pm on Saturday 27th May.

It’s a great place to visit and easy to access. As well as the gallery there is a lovely garden, parkland (all free entry) and a riverside cafe, historic house and some other attractions. Find out more here:

https://www.hallplace.org.uk/the-stables-gallery/

Here are some of my sculptures that will be on show. They can go in the garden or in the house.

I had great fun with this patterned finish.

border terrier front view — Sitting Border Terrier

border terrier from left — Border Terrier

border terrier back — The glaze adds realism to the coat

border terrier head — Eyes and nose are picked out in glossy glaze.

pig from left — This was modelled on the farm

Dogs, Horses and Other Animals

Dogs and Other Animals

More pictures can be seen on the Ceramic page, and in my Etsy shop where they are for sale.

(Also for sale via contact page)

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/EllenCooperArt?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=20391260

Dogs

The dog series continues in various styles from stylized to more realistic, and with a range of glazed finishes but with each capturing the character of the breed.

Chihuahua from right — This tiny piece measures 8 x 10 cm

chihuahua, small sculpture — The eyes and nose are highlighted in glossy glaze

pug from side — Different glazes highlight different features

small bloodhound from right — Bloodhound

curly coated retriever — Curly Coated Retriever

head of retriever — Textured glaze for the curly coat, with smooth glaze for the face and brown eyes.

Horses

faol — Frolicking Foal, a spontaneous sculpture full of movement and life

rearing horse — Hand sculpted, no tools!

Other Animals

The calf and pig below were sculpted from life on a farm (see earlier post

https://ellencooperart.com/pigs-and-cows-working-from-life/)

The pig can be displayed inside or out.