Hugh Blanding A self-taught artist, Blanding had been painting since his early teens but upon retirement he tried his hand at sculpting. Immediately he found his forte in the 3-dimension. He loved the additional challenge presented in sculpting; the challenge to create a work of art that must be aesthetically pleasing when viewed from all angles - the top, the bottom, the back, the front, and both sides. Fascinated by Arizona?s history, Blanding decided to create limited edition bronze sculptures that would embrace and celebrate America?s western heritage. His passion to capture the energy, and the tremendous muscular stress exhibited by his subjects lends to excitement in his pieces and his unprecedented attention to detail makes them come to life. Individual hairs on horses? bodies, the identifiable bulge of the can of snuff in the cowboys? back pockets, flowing fringe on buckskin jackets, intricate tooling on leather saddles, and tiny veins on cowboys? hands are only a few of the minute details that epitomize his sculptures.   Dinner Bell Cowboy Bronze Sculpture   Resolve Cowboy Bronze Sculpture   Running Late Cowboy Bronze Sculpture Victory in Sight Cowgirl Bronze Sculpture   Boots Western Bronze Sculpture   Just a Few More Bucks Cowboy Bronze Sculpture The Arizona Twist Cowboy Bronze Sculpture