Bob Shepps

Bob Shepps

I have arrived at that fortunate place where I am the primary arbiter of my time and effort.  While "art" has always been part of my background noise, now it's upfront.  I have taken several drawing classes and have found that training invaluable in developing my ideas for a sculpture.   I am drawn to sculpture because I am a process person and sculpture is very much a process.  The selection and manipulation of the media provides endless variety and opportunity.  As you will see in my Gallery pages I have used tin cans, wine bottle corks, books, fiberglass, wood, polymer clay, and epoxynot as adjuncts but as primary media.  If a shoe, sneaker, flip-flop or boot fits IO use it.

An major element of many of my sculptures is movement.  Rather than depicting a static pose, I prefer to catch my subject, "in the act."  In order to capture that action I spend a good deal of my planning time answering the basic question, "how am I going to do that?"  When it works out it's rewarding, when it falls over not so much.

Since I am not a struggling artist ( monetarily speaking anyway) you might ask, "Why are you selling your work?" the easy answer is space.  A painter can stack canvases or roll them up.  Sculptures mostly don't stack or roll up easily.  I have a very small studio, my house is getting full and I don't want to stop sculpting.  Another reason is validation.  Certainly I value my wprk, but if someone is willing to plunk down their dollars, euros or rupees to buy one of my pieces they must value it as well.

Whether or not you choose a tangible expression of appreciation for my work I hope even viewing it brings you an extension of the joy I experienced creating it.