Recent Installations

May Showcase at InSight Gallery

The exciting new gallery, InSight, in Fredericksburg TX is showcasing my sculpture along with the paintings of Aleksander and Lyuba Titovets in May. InSight has presented a stimulating calendar of shows and events since their grand opening in May of 2009, along with continuing representation of an outstanding group of gallery artists. I'm very pleased to be there to celebrate the gallery's first anniversary, reconnect in person with the delightful gallery owners and staff and show off more of my work to the many visitors that this beautiful gallery consistently attracts.

The Rosetta/Titovets Showcase will be up from May 21 to June 12 with the Artist Reception (we will be there!) from 6 to 9 PM on Saturday, June 5.

"Panther’s Pride” Joins the Rosetta Pride at Chapman U.

The president of Chapman University emailed me shortly after the dedication of the new “Randall Dining Commons” and the unveiling of my large “Panther’s Pride” bronze sculpture there. He said, “I wanted to express my heartfelt gratitude for the newest members of our Rosetta pride.” This is the fourth panther sculpture I have placed on Chapman University’s beautiful campus in Orange, CA, and everyone there seems to be as thrilled as I am in having so many of my cats roaming the campus.

“Heron Rising” to Remain Permanently in the
City of Loveland

My “Heron Fountain” was transformed into the “Heron Rising” planter for its year long residency at the east end of Loveland’s downtown 4th street. This puts it right across the street from my “Cougar Bench” which moved from the pocket park to in front of Anthology Bookstore. As part of Loveland’s TAAP (The Art Advocacy Project), the sculpture was on loan to the city, but Loveland wanted it to stay, so the city purchased it for their permanent collection! It will remain where it is until new downtown development plans are finalized and the hope is to then find a spot downtown where it can once again become “Heron Fountain”.

Laurel Loves Lynx!

The students and faculty at Laurel Elementary School of Art and Technology are very enthusiastic and informed about the wild cat that is their mascot. They have been studying about the Lynx and intensely following the progress of Colorado's Lynx reintroduction project, so when a donor came forward to buy a sculpture to honor their favorite animal, a search of available work unanimously chose the Artist's Proof of my sculpture, "Lynx", whose edition had sold out long ago.

I attended and spoke at the unveiling and dedication on February 19 and was impressed with the depth of the students' knowledge and enthusiasm for the cat and for the sculpture!

“Cheetahs on the Run” Installed and Dedicated

It was an exciting time in Dowagiac, MI, for everyone involved in that town’s latest sculpture acquisition this September.  My three over-life-sized bronzes (“Running Cheetah”, “Cheetah Stretch” and “Turning Point”) had arrived earlier in their custom crates and the concrete footings were poured and ready when we arrived to oversee the installation on top of a grassy knoll, running alongside the Amtrak tracks, ready to race the trains heading to the station two blocks away.  Temporarily braced in place, they were covered by cheetah-patterned bed-sheet covers (“sheetahs”), under wraps until the unveiling and dedication two days later.

The landscaping had all been beautifully completed and we had a lovely warm, sunny morning for the impressive dedication ceremony orchestrated by the Dalton family who had commissioned the sculptures (which they christened “Cheetahs On The Run”) and donated them to Dowagiac in memory of their mother/grandmother, Helen Tremble. Helen was the founder of the family’s St. Denys Foundation, which provided the funds for the project.

The Cheetahs were unveiled to many “oohs” and “aahs” as the sizable crowd was treated to anecdotes from Helen’s life and I gave my short “Thank You” speech to the Daltons and the town of Dowagiac, which had also placed my “Stone Lion” in a park a block away from the cheetahs in 2002.  That's me at the far right of the dedication photo.

Reports have it that “Cheetahs On The Run”, Dowagiac’s 9th, 10th and 11th public sculptures, are very popular in town and that Amtrak will be pointing out the running felines to its passengers as they race toward the station together.

"Bobcat" installed at Peru State College in Nebraska

Photo courtesy of Peru State College
Department of Marketing and
Communications.

“Reach for the Sky” Dedication

Early August found us in Tacoma, WA, for the unveiling and dedication of “Reach For The Sky” at Curtis Junior High School’s beautiful, state-of-the-art new building.  Terry Pullen, Deputy Superintendent of Schools, who was the driving force behind the project to bring the sculpture to the new school, gave a stirring speech about the importance of mentoring and education in his own experience and how emotionally he connected with this sculpture.  The program for the event spoke of the generosity of the many contributors to the purchase: “In giving, our hope is that all students attending Curtis Junior High School will DREAM, BELIEVE, COMMIT, ACHIEVE and REACH FOR THE SKY.”

In The News

WESTERN ART COLLECTOR magazine ran a nice four-page preview of our Rosetta/Titovets Showcase at InSight Gallery, titled "Language of Art", in the June 2010 issue. There are three nice big photos of my pieces in the article and even a little one on the Contents page.

FINE ART CONNOISSEUR magazine included my work in the "Three to Watch: Artists Making Their Mark" section of their November/December issue.

WESTERN ART COLLECTOR magazine featured me in the "Artist Focus" position in the December issue.

Recent Show/Travel Notes

Western Rendezvous of Art. Once again, we had a fun and inspiring time at this annual event, put on by the Northwest Rendezvous Group (of which I am a proud member) and the Montana Historical Society in Helena, MT. The new venue in the Red Lion Colonial Hotel worked out beautifully, the hotel staff was great and the Historical Society presented another amazing collection of great artwork. The annual Quick Draw and Auction was the same fun and exciting event it always is, and the seminars were informative and inspiring. The whole weekend full of events keeps the Rendezvous at the top of my list of favorite shows.

Society of Animal Artists Annual Exhibition.  This year’s venue for this always excellent exhibition was both unusual and fun.  The Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure in Salina, KS has the unusual combination of a first class private zoo and an amazing “Wildlife Museum” and Conference Center. They were excellent hosts for our Awards Banquet and beautifully displayed this year’s exhibition of impressive artwork by Society of Animal Artists members.

BETWEEN EVENTS:  A personal presentation.  After attending the Society of Animal Artists Exhibition in KS and between the installation and the dedication of “Cheetahs On The Run” in Dowagiac, I gave a talk/presentation to the Artists’ Cooperative, “Fire Arts” in South Bend, IN.  I brought images from my life in areas that influenced my artistic development and titled my talk “Following Your Heart: One Artist’s Journey”.  I surprised myself by speaking for an hour and a half.  It seemed to be well received by all.

New Sculpture

"PEACEFUL SLEEP" 2010 5.5" x 14.5" x 11.5" Edition of 24

"PEACEFUL SLEEP MAQUETTE" 2009 2.25" x 5.5" x 4.25" Edition of 50

The Maquette of “Panther’s Pride” and the new “Puma Prowl” are finished in bronze and available through my galleries.

Running Cheetahs.  The maquettes for the two new running cheetahs commissioned for "Cheetahs on the Run", "Turning Point" (15" long) and "Cheetah Sprint" (21" long), have been completed in bronze, in editions of 24 each.

Panther Alert. The 16" tall maquette for the over-life-sized "Panther Alert" (recently installed at Chapman University in Orange, CA) stands proud on its rocky perch, which is based on the sedimentary concrete base constructed for the large one on campus (see "recent Installations" below.) The edition is 24 and it is offered in two different patinas (see the Portfolio section of this web site.)

Bobcat. Another maquette for a large commission has been completed and cast. "Bobcat" is the small version of the one-and-a-half life-sized sculpture commissioned through the Nebraska Percent for Art for placement at Peru State College. This maquette, an edition of 24, is 16.5" tall on its black granite base.

Jasper II.  This 8" tall enlargement of my mini cat, "Jasper", was completed at the 2008 Western Rendezvous of Art's "Quick Draw"t, with the first casting being auctioned at that fun and exciting annual event.  "Jasper II", in an edition of 35,  has already been accepted into several art exhibitions and is proving to be another favorite of my domestic cats.

“Jasper II” won an award at the Artists Association of Northern Colorado’s “18th National Art Exhibition”: dinner for two at a nice local restaurant!

Recent Installations

The over life-sized "Panther Alert" has taken its permanent place, joining two of my other large Panther sculptures at Chapman University in Orange, California.  The University has added a beautiful new Piazza with an amphitheater and fountain by the new entrance to the library, and this alert cat perches on the hillside, as if he has just noticed some activity around "his" fountain and stopped to check it out.  It stands over six feet tall on its sedimentary concrete base, which matches the materials and design of the Piazza's fountain.

The first casting of the large "Running Cheetah" is enjoying its new home at the entrance to the new headquarters of the NuVasive corporation, whose mascot is the cheetah, in San Diego, CA. This will also be the first in the line of three different running cheetahs that will be installed in Dowagiac, Michigan, this summer.

Photo by Nadia Borowski Scott