view of "Lazarus" clay sculpture

I am a student of nature, a Natural Realist.

I believe in following your dream and having enough courage to see where it takes you, even if it's a place you think you can't handle. This is the true test of ourselves and our humanity.

My artist journey led me to naturalistic figure sculpting with clay, which is augmented by an insatiable appetite to draw, mostly the human form. I use the mediums of charcoal and clay to explore the human form and illustrate human emotion.

The tecnhiques I use are based on intense observation of what is in front of me. I deviate slightly from this as my work progresses and as I begin to see non visual elements under the surface.

I believe artists carry a mission to explore the mind and physical forms in order to illustrate these things to those who do not have the time or patience to contemplate them. In a sense, an artist pre-digests material and then recreates it for others to assimilate.

Art still has a place in society and it provides us with insight and lets us walk away with a thought or a feeling we can investigate in order to understand ourselves and others better.

Lance Dooley, 2009

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