I was asked to create a sculpture of this specific horse, a Palomino Half-Arabian Filly, in action during a reigning competition. The horse with its nick name “Lulu”, has a...
This sculpture was created in Switzerland and I brought it in early January 2019 to Perseo, a well-known foundry in Mendrisio – the Italian part of Switzerland. Perseo applied the...
Thus far I created all my sculptures in Arizona, but actually we are dividing our time almost evenly between Switzerland and Arizona. So, for a change I tried to have...
Pont des Arts is the winningest Thoroughbred Racehorse of Switzerland and his owner, Toni Kräuliger, is very proud of him. He was president of the Rennverein Zürich for 10 years...
A few years ago I created a 3D copy of “Zwei Blaue Fohlen, which was painted in 1911 by Marc . When I visited the large sculpture Exhibition in Bad...
This sculpture was created as a maquette for a life-sized sculpture. It was destined to be placed at the Equine Clinique of the Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, depicting a...
A good friend and collector of several of my sculptures asked me to create a sculpture of his daughter’s successful Half-Arabian reining horse. When I asked the horse owner how...
Finn, belongs to Julia Heim, the wife of our son Renato. They both love this little dog, who was gifted with a significant number of Welsh Corgi genes. Unfortunately, Finn...
Gamble’s quails live as couples (female & male) and they stay together for several years. Each Spring they hatch a new crop of chicks – form a few up to...
My first commission. After showing pictures of “Follow Me” to a good friend in Switzerland, he asked me to create a sculpture of his best horse Lantinus (the former #...
I got to know an individual through the Arizona Equine Rescue Organization Inc. some years ago, and she approached me to create a sculpture of their recently acquired Polo mare...
After having created my first bobcat on the prowl, I was encouraged by friends to create one with a snake in its mouth, especially after such a picture circulated around...
When we saw the famous painting “Zwei Blaue Fohlen 1911 (Two Blue Foals) by Franz Marc, a member of the “Blue Rider Group” at the Beyeler Museum in Riehen, Switzerland,...
After having created several horse sculptures I set my eyes back on Arizona wildlife for my next project. Living side by side with bobcats in our neighborhood, I wanted to...
I saw a photo of “Peptoboonsmal, 1992”, a famous reining Appaloosa Stallion. I liked the action and tried to capture it in a sculpture. I did not add all the...
After two birds I was ready to work on a horse. I took a sculpting class taught by Curt Mattson at the Scottsdale Artist’s School. Despite the fact that I...
I was hooked after finishing the first sculpture and adventured into my second one, a Roadrunner. This one progressed very fast, as I had finished it within two weeks. Obviously,...
I have always appreciated bronze sculptures, so in 2012, after retiring from university, I asked a friend to give me some tips on creating a bronze sculpture. Everyone expected me...
Great horned owls are common birds of prey in the Sonoran Desert. You hear their hooting during clear nights. They surprise their prey during the night because when they approach...
All my previous sculptures were larger in size, so I wanted to create one that was smaller and not attached to a base. The result was “Watch Me”. Because of...
I was asked by the groom to create a jumping horse in action. It was supposed to be the wedding present for his wife to be – her horse –...
The ibex is the heraldic animal of the canton of Grisons, Switzerland. In recent years, the Tourism Association Graubünden took advantage of this popular wild animal and used two animated...
My brother-in-law Dieter Schaefer commissioned me to create a sculpture of a male lion, as he was born in this zodiac sign. He wanted the lion t o be in a...
At a recent exhibit of my art I was approached by a lady whether I could sculpt a running buffalo with its head stuck through a buffalo nickel. I replied...
I was asked by my client whether I could create a small sculpture of the horse trainer’s Basset Hound; she wanted to surprise the trainer and give it to her...
A friend and Colleague asked me whether I would consider creating a sculpture of one of his dogs. My friend being a board certified small animal surgeon meant that he...
The specification for the sculpture was: 3 galloping horses! The history of the sculpture emerged during the modeling and goes like this: There are also rules for a “RUN FOR FUN”, that...
Eringer cows are an authentic Swiss breed, mainly encountered in the Canton Wallis (Southwest corner of Switzerland), that amounts to about 1% of the total cow population of Switzerland. They...
A dear friend and veterinary colleague and his wife own a home near Kruger Park in South Africa. They fell in love with “Painted Wolfs” or “Wild Dogs”, as they...
