Hi Guys,I am sculpting a 250mm bust of a Maori Chief.Hori kingi Te Anaua based on photos taken of him in New Zealand in the 1860s.This bust will have a Moko,(tattoo) covering his face and he will be wearing a Kaitaka(highly prized cloak, with a ornimental boarder).I like the two contrasts in culture in the photos of this era ,the Maori and Victorian.This is my first scupture of a bust and I am really enjoying it.Hope you like him so far.kind regards to all.

John

evening John,....
mate could allways tell when you were enjoying your sculpting, things look alive,.. l will check for square corners when you paint the ornimental boarder, he!he!....

great stuff brother..Phil...

John,
You,ve really brought the picture to life.Once painted you will get best of show in Wellington Im sure.
andy

Excellent John. Hardy

wow , thats really a great piece full o f character !!!! Superb !!!!!!

My congratulations

Costas

John, Excellent sculpt and a true likeness , can I ask what material you used ?. Thanks for showing.

Cheers Ken

Beautiful portraiture bust!

Excellent

Hi John,

This looks perfect. He's allready alive and there isn't a drop of paint on it!!! I admire your skills a lot!

Cheers,

Gino

G'Day John
Magnificent, I'm looking forward to seeing this fellow complete and painted as only you can.
Cheers
Alan

Looks great so far!!!
christos

Very good sculpting sofar

Marc

Hi John,

Great to see this one coming to life, destined to be another one of your masterpieces.
Especially like the nose and detail around the eyes.

Keep it coming, we'll all be here to watch.

Mike

P.S. Is it me or are Kiwi sculptors really starting to stand out here on the Planet? - Andy, Phil and now John. Good on ya guys!

Hello,Phil,Andy,Hardy,Costas,Ken,Michael,Gino,Alan,Chris,Marc,And Mike.Many thanks for the kind words.I am glad you like him so far.I will post some more pictures in the next few days.ken,you asked what I used to sculpt the bust.it is magic sculpt.It looks a bit of a dirty yellow in the photos.

Kind regards,John

Excellent portrait, John! Lovely sculpting!

All the best,
Dan

Awesome sculpting John. I'm very keen to see how you do the te moko and the ceremonial cloak.

Super work so far John. REALLY looking forward to seeing some paint on this one. Between the moko and the cloak it will be a real treat for the eyes!

Jay H.
Okc

Excellent sculpting John!

The eyes are particularly good, and the frown lines on his forehead. You've captured well the 'gravity' on his baggy old eyelids!

Cheers,
Jon.

Excellent John!! No excellent is not enough....... AMAZING as its looking so ALIVE!!!

Ray

Hello Dan,Tony,Jay,Jon and Ray.Many thanks guys for the kind words.Glad you like him so far.More pictures soon.

kind regards,John

John.......Looks AWESOME so far can't wait to see more photos,It nice to see a great maroi bust also look forward to following your painting of him will pose some interesting challanges.........
Chris