I have a love of nature, its forces, and its creatures, and what separates man from this is, supposed to be higher intellect; yeah really ….
The one thing that separates us is, unlike self indulgent human beings; animals majority wise have no self pity… they get on with being what they are and continue with their ‘jobs’ .
They do not generally abuse their domestic habitat ; rape and pillage the earth for its worthy minerals; or kill for oil or money etc ..etc.. Animals contribute to the world being a better place and towards its development/evolution ..
These are my personal thoughts, with which i found a ‘sounding board ‘ with Bernard Reynolds work, which i have mentioned earlier. How happy am i to say that i have found yet another artist ( there are many of us who think alike ) who has a genuine respect for the wondrous variety, in all its forms, with which nature presents us. Geoffrey Dashwood …. Monumental Tern no date given Goeffrey Dashwood bronze, 109 x 195.5 cm.
What a dude .. he creates wonderful and considered works involving birds cast in bronze with a fantastic patina.. Geoffrey Dashwood working on a sculpture in the bronze foundry.
Let alone that; he , like i, is a lover of plaster, and its malleability , he carves his forms made in plaster to their perfect end, and then moves onward to creating a cast bronze/patina finished, masterpiece of ornithological wonder..
Geoffrey’s studio, gallery and sculpture garden are open for viewing on the first sunday of every month. 11 am -4 pm. Alternatively anyone can make an appointment to view with no obligation..
Geoffrey Dashwood, Studio, gallery & sculpture garden
Beacon Wood, Highwood, Ringwood, Hampshire, BH243LZ
01425 461 617
He’s an amazing chap, and i send him good wishes.
