D. L. Engle

Desert Winds - Bronze-13” T x 20" L

The creation of an art work capable of conveying emotions or feelings is mainly an act of intimate and loving exploration. My efforts have succeeded when they elicit from the viewer the same sense of wonder and discovery that initially drew me to a particular subject.

My muses are expressive animal and human forms, in particular dancers who have the ability to carry themselves with the same natural grace and self awareness instinctive to most animals. Within such physical presence lies the potential to convey all that human existence can experience. It can take many years of studying a subject to gain access to the level of understanding where the subtle nuances of its form and how it moves and carries itself will begin to speak its story.

An intensive amount of study from live subjects is needed including direct experience with their life force. These studies, which can include both two and three dimensional sketches done from life, will often take on the character of an animated sequence as the relationship of movement to gesture to mood is wrought into being.

The result is an organization of internal forces from powerful to subtle, into a sculptural form suggestive of movement. The effect of that arrangement is furthered by sensitive surface plains that flicker and lead over the work, achieving a life like presence and expressive emotion.

Happy Bear - Bronze - 5"T x 4" L x 4"W