Archives for Bronze

The Studio of Walter Matia

The Studio of Walter Matia

August 6, 2026 | by

  Maryland sculptor, Walter Matia, is a practical and pragmatic businessman; he has to be. “Sculpture is a business; you can’t treat it like a hobby,” he says. “There’s way too much money involved and too many things to keep track of.” Becoming a sculptor was a natural step for Matia. From the time he was 16 until he was 23, he worked at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in Ohio, alongside the exhibit staff. “I also worked with a taxidermist there, Larry Isard, who was also a sculptor, so I learned a lot about animal anatomy,” he says.
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A Deep Connection

A Deep Connection

April 8, 2026 | by

“When I first experienced Glacier National Park, it was like I’d come home,” says Michael G. Booth. “The rugged mountains, the isolated beauty and exalted display of nature fit me like a glove.” Booth has spent the past four decades with one foot in a college classroom and the other on the trail. An accomplished painter, sculptor, and potter, he has built a life’s work in the American West that marries academic rigor with the heart of a storyteller. Booth studied at Boise State University and Utah State University, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and then a Master’s
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The Sculptor and His Village

The Sculptor and His Village

April 8, 2026 | by

  Loveland, Colorado-based sculptor Dan Ostermiller is hard at work on a new piece that will be part of a 50th anniversary celebration of his work at Nedra Matteucci Galleries in June. It’s a huge sculpture—nine feet long—and it’s somewhat unusual. “It’s 12 rabbits,” he says. “They’re all interacting with each other—jumping off this wall and running around it and sleeping on it, scratching their ears. All of them doing different things on it. It’s pretty cool.” In the world of wildlife sculpture, Ostermiller’s pieces stand out in a few key ways, including their sheer size and the virtuosity of
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He’s Still On the Bus

He’s Still On the Bus

February 4, 2026 | by

  For almost 40 years, Jason Scull has been creating sculptures that are alive with action and emotion. In the spirit of the cowboy ethos he emulates in his art, he takes an organic approach to his realistic award-winning work, eschewing, for instance, working from photographs. “If you’re sculpting a running horse, you aren’t going to find a photograph that’s going to give you a 360-degree view of the animal in one position,” he says. “You have to be able to know how to construct these things and do it in a realistic, natural way. That goes back to what
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Celebrating Imagination, Wit, and Joy

Celebrating Imagination, Wit, and Joy

December 8, 2025 | by

  Lisa Gordon has always been crazy about horses. That love took root when she was 12, growing up in Southern California. A shy child, her parents hoped that the responsibility of caring for a horse would bring her out of her shell. “As a teenager, I rode and trained horses almost every day,” Gordon says. “They were my whole world. I competed, cared for them, and built my life around that bond. That relationship has never left me; it’s central to who I am and what I create today.” It’s no surprise that Gordon sculpts horses, though her approach
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The Cowboy Connection Continues

The Cowboy Connection Continues

October 8, 2025 | by

  Bruce Greene has been fascinated with cowboys since he was a young boy growing up in Texas. That fascination continues today and is manifested in the paintings and sculptures he creates. It’s also apparent in how he spends some of his time when he’s not in his studio, which often involves helping out at area ranches, something he’s been doing for about three decades. “I started spending time on the JA Ranch and the 6666 Ranch,” Greene says. “I went and helped them work cattle, which I think is hugely important. A lot of Western art today lacks that,
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The Studio of Vic Payne

The Studio of Vic Payne

June 5, 2025 | by

Seven years ago, Vic Payne was offered a deal he couldn’t resist. For several years he had been driving from his ranch in Cody, Wyoming, through a small town named Meeteetse and noticed— and admired—an old building on the town’s main street. During one of those drives, he pointed to the Meeteetse Mercantile building, which had fallen into disrepair, and said to his wife Angie, “I love that building.” Months later, Payne purchased it, knowing that he and Angie could transform the historic structure into something wonderful. They had worked on similar ventures in the past—restoring an historic home and
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A Moment of Movement

A Moment of Movement

April 7, 2025 | by

For three summers in the 1980s, Ott Jones worked as a fishing guide at the Rainbow King Lodge in Lake Iliamna on the Alaskan Peninsula. He led fishing excursions during the days and worked on his art at night. “If I was stationed at the lodge I’d sculpt at the lodge; if I was living in the bush I’d sculpt at camp by candlelight,” he says. It was one of the last jobs he had before becoming a full-time artist. During those three years, Jones lived in Castle Rock, Colorado, where he was under the artistic mentorship of accomplished Colorado
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All is Well in Paradise

All is Well in Paradise

December 13, 2024 | by

Scott Rogers has heard “the voice” speak to him twice. Both times it changed his life. The first time came about after he had purchased a sculpture created by his uncle, Grant Speed. He had seen the sculpture, entitled Rough String, in 1982 and knew he had to have it but, being a college student, he couldn’t afford it. “In 1990, when I had a little money, I called uncle Grant and said I wanted to buy it,” Rogers says. It had sold out, but Speed, through an art gallery, was able to locate one that would soon become available
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Changing Lanes

Changing Lanes

June 6, 2024 | by

Wyoming sculptor and painter, J. C. Dye, says an artist needs two lifetimes: one to master the art of sculpting and painting and another to reap some rewards. As a 76-year-old who has enough experience to fill at least two lifetimes, one reward is being recognized as one of the top sculptors in the United States. He’s earning kudos for his paintings as well, something he turned to when foundries began closing, and he found himself waiting up to a year to have a sculpture cast. Dye’s years as a rancher provided with him with intimate knowledge of the cowboy
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