Animals

[stenfalk]

So it's a done deal: No figurines of humans from my hands; it is too distracting from the important things...

Things like this:

a) The first cow for the herd of Scottish Highland Cattle







b) The first recently born "Highlander"



c) The female together with her offspring

[Ray.Caruana]

But please please cast them so we can use them

[Kekso]

I have no doubt that you can make human figures, but there are many other people that makes wonderful human figures and there are not so many that make so wonderful animals so I think you should concentrate on your animals!

Although he could make some British paratroopers... you can never have enough of those

[Peter]

Wonderfull cows!

[Susofrick]

But please please cast them so we can use them

If he cast all his animals he will be rich, very rich! And we will be poor, very poor! But we will have his wonderful animals! And then it is worth it!

[Cryns]

Finally here was a nice sunshiny day to picture Stenfalks sow and piglets.

[stenfalk]

Thank you all for your very benevolent and friendly words. I would lie when saying i don't like it. And i hope in future to see much more photos of much more painters like this one shown by Mr. Cryns today. I will do my part for it...

Mr. Cryns, you make my dreams come true. A wonderful pic, a wonderful arrangement... Thank you so much!

[Ray.Caruana]

Beautiful Mr.Cryns

[Alex]

Cool !!!

[stenfalk]

After the lovable cattle i wanted try to form some smaller animals again. I think the beaver is an animal can be used very well in dioramas about all north american or european themes from ancient times to the mediaeval. At these times he was still very frequent before the quality of his fur became a favorite hunting prey. Fortunately, he's not extinct and his existance has recovered...

He is really small, hopefully the photos let recognize what it's supposed to be.

[Cryns]

Stenfalk thanks for creating the beaver. You are right. Its usefull for exactly those northern regions that so many of us are working on.

This work of yours creates imaginary pictures in my head : what about a beaver dam into one of my rivers? What about making scratch build trees with traces of nibbling at the base of the trunk? And other trees already fallen down by it.

You may consider to exaggerate the front teeth. Not because that is realistic. But because that, together with the flat tail, is the essence of this animal and it would be fun to paint them white so it will show off at macro pictures and even by watching it with bare eyes.

[Kostis Ornerakis]

Clever addition Torsten!

[stenfalk]

You may consider to exaggerate the front teeth. Not because that is realistic. But because that, together with the flat tail, is the essence of this animal and it would be fun to paint them white so it will show off at macro pictures and even by watching it with bare eyes.

I could already think you will have this idea . Therefore the cutting teeth are already designed with 2 fine wires from a loudspeaker cable. So they are only slightly exaggerated and you can see them yet.

If the beaver then dammed one of your rivers, you don't have to paint his teeth in white color. They are more orange because in the melt on the front side of the beaver-tooth is stored iron in various compounds. Really, this is not fun! Therefore it is more favorable to paint with yellow or orange; and it certainly looks impressive too!

[Susofrick]

Very nice beaver! Remember one time me and the missus walked by the seaside in the evening and we heard some quiet splashing and we both became quite exalted, but one bypasser said "Bah, it's just the beaver. He's here all the time!" We knew that he existed because we had seen his work, but that was the only time we saw him/her/it.

[Cryns]

you don't have to paint his teeth in white color. They are more orange because in the melt on the front side of the beaver-tooth is stored iron in various compounds.

Oh yes of course.

me and the missus walked by the seaside

Salt water beavers in Sweden?

[dirk]

Torsten, the cattles look very good !

The idea with the beaver...

@Mr.Cryns. The painting of the wild boars looks really good !

[Susofrick]

Salt water beavers in Sweden?

LAKE!!! I WROTE LAKE!!! Sorry!

[Cryns]

GELBBACKE and HARZNER FUCHS

Gelbbacke:



and Harzner Fuchs:











Two ancient German dog breeds, suggested to me by Stenfalk himself.

[Beano Boy]

I`ve been a bit lacking catching up with Torsten and his animals. To much painting ,writing and far to much sleep I guess.Where do the days spin off to when one is happy and busy?
I Love the Highland Cattle and the Beaver.
Thanks to Mr, Cryns, Gunnar, will be setting out with his dog into the wilds, friendly like to see those Beavers in Sweden and with a clear intention not to hurt them. If we had those whistling toothed Beavers around here I`d pick one out, and call him Burty Buzz Saw. BB

[stenfalk]

For me, each time it's a pleasant feeling to finish the sculpt of a small animal when afterwards everyone can see which one it's supposed to be.

But it can't be compared how i feel after these figurines have been experienced such a loving treatment as it was a few weeks ago by Dirk and Gunnar or in this place by Mr. Cryns. That's why i would like to thank the artists who already used my dogs and boars. You all make my imagination come alive. Hope to see still a lot of those beautiful pictures in the future .

I'm also happy about all visitors of my thread and all the nice comments too.

This has to be said now...