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In October 2001, the Realistic Equine Sculpture Society (RESS) held its first artist retreat in Templeton, CA, a small town near the central California coast. I was fortunate enough to attend the event and brought back some photos. The retreat was a lot of fun and very informative, giving each of us the chance to interact with the guest speakers directly.
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The retreat was held at a beautiful ranch in Templeton owned by Darian Buckles' in-laws.
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We all enjoyed the two Morgan fillies, both out of the same mare, owned by Darian and her husband. The fillies were analyzed by Dr. Deb Bennett on the first full day of the retreat.
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Dr. Deb Bennett discusses the equine skeleton and vertebrae. Dr. Deb is perhaps best known for her contributions to Equus Magazine and her Principles of Conformation Analysis book series. You can learn more about Dr. Deb at her Equine Studies site. |
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On the second morning, Randy Buckler of Resins by Randy discussed creating waste and box molds. He also showed some examples of challenging sculptures he'd made molds of in the past. Pictured from left to right, Randy Buckler, Dr. Deb Bennett (seated), Simrat Khalsa, and Carlee Balling. |
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Randy cuts open a box mold, which is the ideal type of mold for small (Stablemate-scale) resin sculptures. With him is Sarah Minkiewicz-Breunig (standing) and Dr. Deb Bennett.
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After Randy's talk, we headed out to the paddocks to paint (tempera) the skeletal system on one side of a horse, and the main muscles on the other side. The lucky Quarter Horse mare, owned by Darian, put up with our paint brushes and prodding fingers with patience. In the photo, Simrat Khalsa practices painting a real horse for a change!
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Our visible equine skeleton shows us how a horse's bones move during motion. Darian's mare needed a little urging to show us that she could really trot.
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-- Kristin Berkery
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