La Tene Celt Bust Finished!

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Jay, Fantastic job on the bust. i especially love the work you put into the zoomorphic designs, including your own on the back.~Gary
 
Gary, Wojciech,
Many thanks for the kind words! You know Gary, I worked quite a while before I came up with that idea. It just kinda hit me, once I realized I didn't have to fit the "whole hog" on there. ;)

Jay H.
OKC
 
Hi Jay!
Great painting as always. Especially i like flesh tones and... boars :) Well done!

best regards
Artur
 
Jay,

You did an excellent job on this bust. And you did exactly what I hoped people would do–you researched the subject and came up with a unique pattern for the linothorax. I think it was extemely unlikely that the Celtic people would have left a canvas blank given their culture of art. This point of view appears to be backed up by the artifacts.

If you visit my workbench page on PF, or search for this bust on MedRom, you can learn about the Celtic linothorax. But I can tell you the primary reference is a small figurine attached to a burial flagon found in Glauberg.

Thanks for sharing. Shane
 
Gee Jay, at the risk of being last in line, wonderful job! He was great before you added the Boar motif. I like the way your head works. Great!--Steve
 
Pat, John, Steve,
you guys are too kind. Steve, I'll bring him back up with me to the next meeting so you can have a frst hand look.

Shane (Mr. Tarry?), forgive my ignorance, but I assume you are the one who sculpted this beauty. It was a real joy to paint. I assumed you had intended for a bit of artistic license on the armor, it's far too tempting a palette not to take advantage of, and probably the strongest attraction for me in the piece, thought the face is just outstnding. I have a couple of the other UE pieces on my wish list from your capable hands, the "Man at Arms" being right at the top! Thanks for the kind words!

Jay H.
OKC
 
Jay,

Artistic license is definitely part of it when you're talking about a subject from 400BC. Really glad to hear you liked the piece. This one was an esoteric subject, John Lea could have easily passed on it. Thank goodness some companies are willing to take a chance every now and then.

Shane
 
Excellent work Jay!

Those Boars rocks as well does the skin tones and eyes.

Keep it up and I look forward to see them in person, either in Tulsa at some meeting or Atlanta.
 
Originally posted by Shane@Nov 28 2006, 05:12 PM
Jay,

Artistic license is definitely part of it when you're talking about a subject from 400BC. Really glad to hear you liked the piece. This one was an esoteric subject, John Lea could have easily passed on it. Thank goodness some companies are willing to take a chance every now and then.

Shane
Shane, you are definitely right about that! I really tend to gravitate to the more esoteric. Not that I don't have a couple typical WWII type subjects tucked away in the stash, I just find myself enjoying the "road less traveled" pieces more and more. Thanks again!

Anders, thanks for the kind words! I'll try to have him with me at the Tulsa meeting this month or next, but I will definitely have him at Atlanta.

Jay H.
OKC
 
Originally posted by KeithP@Nov 28 2006, 07:14 PM
Super, Jay.

You clearly had a lot of fun with this one and it shows!

Keith
Keith,
you are correct sir! It was hoot. Thanks for the kudos!

Jay H.
OKC
 
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