Maori Chief.Hori Kingi Te Anaua 1860s NZ

[John Belcher]

Hi Guys,I have finally finished my bust of Maori chief Hori Kingi Te Anaua.The bust was sculpted from Magic sculpt and painted in Vallejo and Maimeri acrylic paints. Hope you like the end result.I plan to take him to the New Zealand I.P.M.S Nationals in Wellington NZ in September.

Regards,John

 

[pmfs]

Hello John,


I love the tatoo face, and the eyes are show.
Awesome bust.

Regards from Portugal
Pedro

 

[rej]

John, that's an AWESOME bust to say the least!!!! BRAVO!!!

Wish you luck at the IPMS Nationals, but on the other hand it would be a great pity if you don't let this bust travel to Euro as I'm dying to see it "in the flesh"

Ray

 

[housecarl]

Awesome job John, the moko & embroidery are outstanding. Good luck with the competition.
Carl.

 

[garyjd]

John, Very nice. The painting is really exceptional. ~Gary

 

[Pekka]

Fine sculpting and painting. It must be very difficult to paint the tattoos this realistic.
Pekka N.

 

[Sambaman]

John, this is simply outstanding! Great subject and perfect execution! Well done!

Jay H.

 

[FigureLover]

Hi John,
Stunning piece of work. As everyone else has commented, the Moko and face is superb. I also like the Maori design on his "shawl". Show stopper!!!
Ben

 

[slaj]

Oh yes. I love this all the way. Lots of character. well done John

Stephen

 

[Bluesking]

I concour with our colleagues comments completely - marvellous work

 

[mil-mart]

John, outstanding sculpting and excellent painting, it'll be a real show stealer.
Many thanks for showing.

Cheers Ken

 

[sirhogr]

Fantastic work John! In all aspects!

 

[Ulrich]

Love it. Super bust and painting. Wish you many luck at show.

Ulrich

 

[JGREEN]

Masterfully done John! I like the contrast between the tribal elements and the suit on this piece. The eyes are soulful and alive.

Jason

 

[Major_Goose]

WOW i am very jealous that you have such a piece !!! I adore it as sculpting and also as painting !!! superb !!! superb !!!!! i am really excited !!!

Congratulations my friend

Costas

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Flawless mate and worth a trip to Aussie I'd say!

See you in Welly-wood.

Mike

 

[megroot]

Splendid work.

Marc

 

[John Bowery]

John,
Just beautiful. Great job.
Cheers
John

 

[alamac]

G'Day John
An absolutley STUNNING piece all round,congrats and good luck at I.P.M.S
Cheers
Al

 

[Ernest]

Amazing!