Archives for Doellinger, Mick

‘My Best Years are Still Ahead’

‘My Best Years are Still Ahead’

March 15, 2018 | by

The first few years after moving to the United States were the lowest in Mick Doellinger’s life. In 2003, he sold his home, his furniture, his taxidermy business, and his studio in Australia to come to America and become a wildlife sculptor. He certainly hadn’t expected it to be easy, but he didn’t realize how lonely it would be. “I had no resources, no family, no safety net,” Doellinger says. “But I knew that, if I wanted to be a full-time sculptor, the United States was where I needed to be.” He also knew that he couldn’t really go home:
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A Work in Progress

A Work in Progress

January 25, 2013 | by

Art and animals—the two are inseparable as far as sculptor Mick Doellinger is concerned. Although art and animals have always been his destiny, his path to career artist was anything but conventional. In fact, it’s the stuff legends are made of. Mick Doellinger (Texas) Excel Bronze 32.5″H By 51″L By 24″W I was commissioned to create this piece for an international marketing company. It stands in the lobby of the company’s headquarters to remind associates of their commitment to excellence. Mick Doellinger (Texas) Full Of Himself Bronze 21″H By 26″L By 9″W With this piece, I wanted to portray a
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