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Sheila_FW
Fort Worth, TX
(Zone 8a)
August 19, 2006
11:24 PM Post #2640142
| No, it's not mine, but I know the artist. Greg is my neighbor and this was a new piece that he showed for the first time in Colorado last weekend. I never knew he was so talented until after he married his second wife and she encouraged him to pick it up again. I can't imagine ever stopping if I was that good!! 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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Mahnot
DFW area, TX
(Zone 7b)
August 19, 2006
11:35 PM Post #2640164
| Sheila, this man is an artist, as well as a true artisan.
His work is elegant, fluid and filled with life.
Beautiful beyond words.
Thank you so much for sharing with us.
What an interesting presentation on that pedestal -
almost as if you can feel the breeze that is uplifting
her, and the positioning of the feet is marvelous.
LOVE LOVE LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!! |
Sheila_FW
Fort Worth, TX
(Zone 8a)
August 19, 2006
11:47 PM Post #2640199
| He sketches, paints and does sculpting. Just awsome work. If you are interested in his website it is http://www.artbygregorybeck.com |
Mahnot
DFW area, TX
(Zone 7b)
August 19, 2006
11:49 PM Post #2640207
| Thanks, Sheila. I'll go look now. |
Mahnot
DFW area, TX
(Zone 7b)
August 19, 2006
11:58 PM Post #2640231
| Sheila, this is astounding - I was just at his site the other
day and drooling over Summer Seranade and Times Square -
or was it called London? What a coincidence.
That man's fingers are gold ! |
grampapa
Wheatfield, NY
(Zone 6a)
August 20, 2006
06:41 AM Post #2640629
| What a body of work! The bronzes are exceptional, but I love the paintings as well. |
redrobinsnest
Moorhead, MN
August 20, 2006
08:01 AM Post #2640694
| Sheila- Just caught your thread and Beck's website. I can barely put words together- his talent is unbelievable sooo... uplifting- awsome...the power in it almost hurts- it's not brain fog this morning. To be able to create beauty like this must be consumming! Thank you for sharing this with us! Kathy |
GD_Rankin
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 20, 2006
08:30 AM Post #2640736
| Wow . . . this guy's beyond awesome . . . and to think he wasn't doing any art for a while? wow . . . his ex must have been related to my ex . . . I guess that's why we call'em EX's . . . lol
Thanks for share'n :) |
Sheila_FW
Fort Worth, TX
(Zone 8a)
August 20, 2006
10:27 AM Post #2641093
| LOL! GD...exs! Actually he lost his number one to cancer, but I wouldn't blame her entirely for the lack of artistic passion. I think his early pieces were good but his latter work shows how he has grown. He does a lot of training in Italy off and on. So he has invested more into his talent urged by his current DW.
Yes Mahnot, he is a true man of amazing talents. I see you are in the area, if you look on his site, he is usually showing in some of the local galleries in the DFW area and you could check them out in person if you wanted.
Thanks for looking all of you, just wish I had a thimble full of the talent he has. |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
August 20, 2006
10:45 AM Post #2641131
| His work is astounding!!! |
darius
So.Appalachian Mtns, VA
(Zone 5b)
August 20, 2006
11:26 AM Post #2641216
| Great work!
I always wanted to learn bronze casting. I still have the wax model of a hand I started about 20 years ago. maybe even still have the plaster mould. |
aprilwillis
Missouri City, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 20, 2006
12:51 PM Post #2641425
| WOW! I would love to work w/ metal. He is really amazing. |
bivbiv
Central FL, FL
(Zone 9b)
August 20, 2006
05:37 PM Post #2642159
| Sheila, thank you sooo much for sharing. |
Sheila_FW
Fort Worth, TX
(Zone 8a)
August 20, 2006
06:24 PM Post #2642294
| Glad to. I emailed him some of the comments from you guys and asked his forgiveness for posting his pic without asking. His DW said he was ok with it and said he was flattered by your praise.
Oh, GD, he like you is doing items for auctions, one for the Memphis Blues Ball in Oct. in TN. It is a guitar with BB King on it. That should be cool! |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
August 20, 2006
06:49 PM Post #2642367
| Post pics of the gutiar as soon as you can!! That is a must see!!! |
GD_Rankin
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 20, 2006
09:38 PM Post #2642793
| Wow Sheila . . . that sounds awesome! I'm a bit of a guitar player/collector myself and can only imagine what that will go for. He sounds like a great guy as well as being a great artist.
Of course I was only kid'n before about the ex thing . . . I hope it was taken that way. :) My deepest sympthy goes out to him for his loss. Losing a loved one is never an easy thing and it's even harder when it's to something like cancer that is never fast or painless.
Please do post a link or photos to the guitar when available. |
TxTurqoize
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 25, 2006
06:29 PM Post #2659463
| Oh my...that sculpture is gorgeous...all of that flowing fabric...just beautiful... :) |
gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
September 10, 2006
12:13 PM Post #2709195
| She is breathtaking. Wow. |
Sheila_FW
Fort Worth, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 10, 2006
12:19 PM Post #2709211
| He has really found his calling in sculpture. None I can afford, but I can look for free! LOL! He makes shows all over the country at different times, and his work is in some galleries. They are posted on his website. |
