Gay Marks Artworks Gallery

• Behind the Plate

  Why not? My favorite sport and a position I'm very familiar with. 16" x 13" Bronze

• The Image Maker

  Southwest history lies close to the surface. It's not uncommon for a hiker or horseman to discover an image created on a rock outcrop by a native person, as long as a thousand years ago. Often they are crude depictions…

• Bum and Bindle

  The American hobo is a disappearing personality from the history of my home town. Inspired by memories. 10" x 11" Bronze

• The Circus Horses

  Horses move as though they hear music. These three miniature pieces, nine inches tall, were cast from the same mold, but finished with varying patinas.

• Le Chevald de Cirque

  This piece is 9" tall mounted on a walnut base. 9" x 81/2" Bronze

• Caballo de Circo

  This piece is mounted on a walnut base. 9" x 81/2" Bronze

• Die Zirkuspherde

  This piece is mounted on a walnut base. 9" x 81/2" Bronze

• Sly

  This rakish edged piece is my first venture into more contemporary sculpture. I did the varying patina with a single chemical in ascending strengths. 131/2" x 8" Bronze

• The Spearfisher

  The 18.5 inch tall Spearfisher stands on a reflective glass and walnut base. During patination I used additional heat and a stronger concentration of the chemical that turns bronze light brown, to get a black/brown effe…

• The Cobra

  Yoga is popular with people of all ages here in the southwest. This position is called the Cobra. The sculpture is finished with a striking granite-like patina. The piece is mounted on a layered base of marble land blac…

• Kodiak

  After several visits to Kodiak Island, watching the magnificent beasts in varying moods, it followed naturally that I felt compelled to do this piece. 15" x 26" Bronze

• Courage

  My wife and I dropped in on a skate board competition one day, and were charmed by a young girl with a pink skate board who plunged bravely off the tallest ramps. This sculpture was done from several photos made of her…

• The War Horse

  The Friesian is an ancient breed of horse, favored by the knights of the middle ages because they were sturdy enough to carry their heavy armor, yet have very stylish gaits. This bronze is 15 by 16 inches and sits on a…

• The Fissured Pot

  I've done very little native American or cowboy sculpture, probably because there's already so much of it out there. Some of it is very well done, but I'm not comfortable with the decorative costuming on most of the fig…

• The Farrier

  Critics tell writers and artists to work with what's familiar to them. Having spent a lot of time shoeing horses, I'm familiar with the enterprise and sympathetic with those who toil "under horses". The eighteen inch ta…

• Running Free

  Arguably, the most beautiful of the equine breeds, the Arabian is at its most elegant when running free. This is a garden piece in high relief, with brown patina, set on flagstone. It is 18 inches high and 30 inches in…

• The Kid

  A half life-size bronze modeled after the only existing photograph of the outlaw Billy the Kid. The sculpture is on display at the Silver City Museum. 34" x 12" Bronze

• The Herd Sire

  The saying goes, "Every man deserves one good horse, one good woman and ..." Of the dozens I've owned, my good horse was the champion Arabian stallion that posed for my sculpture, The Herd Sire. The small, simple bronze…

• The Game Warden

  Bronze sculpture of a 1950s era game warden on snow shoes. The piece is on display at The International Game Warden Museum. 25" x 17" Bronze

• The Egyptian

  Like many artists, I have a fascination with the horse. This is the fifth equine sculpture I've done. I usually work in oil base clay and then, through a system of molds, convert the work to a wax replica for the "lost…