on a new piece I continually photograph, sketch and measure my horse to ensure I have captured the detail and form of the horse precisely.”
Helen starts her work in clay or wax to create the initial pre-cast sculpture. She has a good eye for exciting and unusual poses that express the subject’s true character and really bring the piece to life. When finished, impressions or moulds are made of the initial piece, and these enable the final castings to be produced. These castings are made either from bronze at a local foundry or are cold cast in bronze resin.
Regarding the bronze horse sculpture for Her Majesty, Helen wanted to avoid the traditional standing horse pose. Her own horse loves to lie down and the way he has to heave himself up inspired her to sculpt a horse getting back on its feet, which also tied in nicely with a presentation at a veterinary school.
Another recent commission was to sculpt a life sized polo pony portrait to stand on a stone plinth in a client’s garden to remind her of her treasured horse which had sadly passed away. Yet another was to sculpt a lovely golden Labrador gundog cast in bronze and mounted on granite for a client as an amazing gift for a friend. Helen’s work has been exhibited in many prestigious galleries and outdoor exhibitions around the UK and is also featured in many private collections throughout Europe, the USA and United Arab Emirates. She is an active member of the Surrey Sculpture Society and frequently shows her work with them. She has organised exhibitions, spent several years on the committee and is a past chairman of the society.
Helen Pittick lives in Peaslake village in the Surrey Hills with her husband Mark ad her three Main Coon cats, Lucky, Bradley and Paddington, where she also has her creative sculpting studio. Visit her website at www.helenpitticksculpture. com to learn more about this remarkable Surrey sculptor and her work.
surrey magazine spring 2016 11
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