Westport River Gallery

The Beauty of "Dawn" and "Dusk" Bronze Statues

Dawn and Dusk are taken for granted....one we awake and start the day, the other we consolidate the day's activities until they are but memories. Sculptor J. Gabbert has created cast bronze works of art that capture both the start and end of the day. They each has a marble base, and Dawn is 20"x7"x10." Both are from an edition of only 12, signed by the artist.  "My mother said I was always building something out of Tinker Toys or cardboard and scotch tape. Throughout school art classes were easy “A”s for me. However, it was not until college that I realized I had a gift. Early in my junior year one of my professors was frustrated by my lack of progress during a series of life – model drawing sessions. He handed me a chunk of sculpting wax and said “here, try this." In an amazingly short time I had rendered the female model in near perfect proportion. It was as easy for me as drawing was hard." Each is Bronze with Marble Base.

 

Gabbert's Frolicking & Lively Bronze Sculptures

The fun and frolicking Bronze sculptures of Jim Gabbert at the Westport River Gallery range from the Flower Girl (right) to The Seven Sisters of the Pleiades. The Sisters is a cluster of blue dwarf stars in the Taurus constellation. The Mayans believed this is where the universe began. Today they are named for the seven daughters of the Atlas and Pleione of Greek/Roman mythology. "My mother said I was always building something out of Tinker Toys or cardboard and scotch tape. Throughout school art classes were easy “A”s for me. However, it was not until college that I realized I had a gift. Early in my junior year one of my professors was frustrated by my lack of progress during a series of life – model drawing sessions.  He handed me a chunk of sculpting wax and said “here, try this." In an amazingly short time I had rendered the female model in near perfect proportion. It was as easy for me as drawing was hard." Each is Bronze with Marble Base. See all statues.