| "Spring" by David Kain After hunting woodcock for many years, I only recently began to watch their "sky dance". I was mesmerized. Now I can't think of a better way to spend a warm spring evening than watching this drama. The bachelor timberdoodle proves a wonderful subject, about to launch into his best aerial display to try to attract the favors of a mate with whom to pass on his legacy, and to increase his number. So the title "Spring" has a double meaning. Besides the fact that their courtship flight takes place in the Spring of the year, I've attempted to convey with this sculpture the teetering on the edge, about-to-be uncoiled tension of the male's imminent flush into the ritual of woodcock courtship. -D. Kain This lifesize bronze sculpture is available in a Limited Edition of 21 pieces. A reserve deposit of 50% is required. Delivery information will be provided within 7 days of receipt of the deposit. Balance and actual shipping charges are due prior to delivery. $950.00 |
| Dave's desire for artistic expression is innate, having been passed down from his great grandfather, a painter, and his mother. Another inborn passion, for nature and nature study, had him exploring and birdwatching and collecting living things outdoors since grade school. As a teenager, he also discovered the thrill of the chase which became a lifelong love affair with the sporting life. It's only natural, then, that he would be led to the world of wildlife and sporting art. Dave is "self taught" (though certainly not without being influenced by many great artists). Most of his education has been in the field with the birds and the dogs that he loves so well. His knowledge of behavior and anatomy comes from observation and dissection of countless game birds and other creatures, and from years of admiring and caressing birddogs. His art education has been a long road of trial and error with various media, particularly wood carving, that finally led him to the classical, timeless beauty of bronze. We hope that Dave's dramatic woodcock sculpture "Spring" will be just the first of a long line of classical wildlife and sporting sculptures from this artist. |
